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Why was John Proctor hanged on August 19, 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Salem Witch Trials?
John Proctor chooses to guard his reputation and not accuse others of witchcraft.
What is the climax of The Crucible?
John's refusal to sign the confession provides the moment of climax-that one's honor cannot be signed away.
True or False: The Puritans lived under a theocracy
True: God is viewed as the supreme leader.
Why did the Putnam's accuse Rebecca Nurse of witchcraft?
Putnam focuses her jealousy and animosity upon Rebecca Nurse because Rebecca never lost one of her eleven children.
Identify the Literary Device: The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone, and I must tell you all that I shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no bruise of hell upon her.
a simile
Identify the literary device: Abigail brings the other girls into the court, and where she walks the crowd will part like the sea for Israel.
an allusion
What was the only way to be set free if you were accused of being a witch?
admit to being a witch AND implicating others
What type of drama is The Crucible?
a tragedy
What do the villagers do to show Parris that they are tired of hangings?
a knife in the door
What does Judge Hathorne ask Mary to do to prove she has been faking attacks from accused witches in the courtroom?
faint
Literature in play form is known as a
drama
When the audience knows something the characters don't
dramatic irony
John Proctor and Thomas Putnam have a dispute over...
Land
When asked about whether or not other townsfolks had association with the Devil, John Proctor does what?
protects everyone else by denying s each specific account.
What do we find out about Abigail in Act IV?
She stole Parris' money and ran away with Mercy
What are Giles Corey's last words?
"More weight"
What happens to Giles Corey?
He is stoned to death for not answering his indictment.
The play takes place in
Salem Massachusetts
The play took place in this year
1692
What were Betty and Abigail doing in the forest when Rev. Parris frightened them?
dancing and conjuring spirits with Tituba
What does Mrs. Putnam claim to have seen in Act I?
Betty flying over a neighbor's barn
Why did Mrs. Putnam send her daughter to Tituba?
To have Ruth talk to the spirits of her dead siblings
Who had an affair with John Proctor?
Abigail
Who does Abigail initially blame for witchcraft?
Tituba
Why doesn't Abigail want Parris and the others to know what she was doing in the forest?
She drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife
Why does Tituba confess to dealing with the Devil?
She feared she would be hanged if she did not confess.
Who gave Elizabeth the poppet?
Mary Warren
Why does Elizabeth think that Abigail wants to kill her?
She believes Abigail wants to take her place as John's wife
Give one reason why the Proctor household is "suspicious"
Proctor does not attend church regularly; the younger son has not been baptized; he could not remember all of the commandments.
Why was Rebecca Nurse arrested?
For the murder of Goody Putnam's babies
What was the deciding factor in Elizabeth's arrest?
She had the poppet with a needle in it
What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abigail or tell everyone she's lying?
She will claim that she has seen him with the Devil
Why doesn't Mary want to testify about the doll?
She is afraid of Abigail
When Proctor brought Mary Warren to the court, her job was to tell the court that
the other girls were lying, and she never saw the devil
91 people signed a deposition attesting to the good character of these three women:
Martha Corey, Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse
John Proctor was 100% sure his wife had never done what in her life?
lie
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