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Crucible Act 2 Quest
Questions from Act II The Crucible
Question | Answer |
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At the beginning of Act II, John Proctor says, "It is winter in here yet." What does he mean by this? | There is no warmth in their home |
Why is this pertinent to what is going on? | John and Elizabeth are not in a happy Marriage. |
At the beginning of Act II, why does Elizabeth first want John to go to Salem? | She wants him to tell the court that the accusations are fraud and that Abigail told him that the girls were just playing. |
Why does John get so upset with Elizabeth? | He is upset because she has not forgiven him. |
What is really bothering Elizabeth | John was alone with Abigail and that he seems to be protecting her. |
Why has Mary Warren disobeyed the Proctors and gone to Salem? | She feels that it is her duty to give witness to what was happening. She is an "official" of the court. |
What gift does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor? | She gives her a poppet (a rag doll) |
What does Mary Warren tell the Proctors about what is going on in Salem? | 39 were arrested, Goody Osburn will hang. Sarah Good confessed that she wrote her name in the devil's book with her blood. |
What shows you that Mary Warren is an unreliable witness in court? (2 ways) | She does not know what she is going to say she uses spectral evidence as proof |
Explain the irony of why Goody Osburn is going to be hanged and Sarah Good is not? | Sarah Good will be not hang because she confessed she compacted with the devil. |
What does Mary Warren mean when she says, "I saved her life today!"? | She defended Elizabeth when they accused her. |
According to Elizabeth, what is Abigail's true objective in court? | She wants Elizabeth dead. |
Just before Rev. Hale arrives, what does Elizabeth now want John to do in Salem? | She wants him to tell Abigail that he is not interested with her and will never be with her. |
Why has Rev. Hale become suspicious of the Proctor and come to visit them at home? | He is rarely at church and one of his sons is not baptized |
Why has John Proctor not been attending church, and why has he not had his youngest son baptized? | He doesn't like how Rev. Parris runs the church |
What is ironic about the Commandment that John's Proctor couldn't remember for Rev. Hale? | He forgot Adultery which he is guilty of. |
Why has Rebecca Nurse been arrested? | She was charged for the supernatural murder of Goody Putnam's babies |
Why has Martha Corey been arrested? | Walcott charged her of bewitching the pigs. |
What terrible thing happened to Abigail Williams? What does that have to do with Elizabeth Proctor? | Abigail was stabbed with a needle. Elizabeth's spirit apparently stabbed her |
What does John Proctor think actually happened to Abigail Williams? | Abigail Stabbed herself. |
Who saw Mary Warren sewing in court? Who can you infer encouraged her to give the poppet to Elizabeth Proctor? Why would she do that? | Susanna Walcott and Abigail saw her sewing. Abigail encouraged Mary to give the poppet to Elizabeth. She is planning to accuse her of stabbing her/witchcraft. |
What does John Proctor want Mary Warren to testify to in court? | He wants her to say how the poppet got into their house and who stuck the needle in it. |
Why does Mary Warren Not want to testify in court? | She does not want to charge Abigail with murder because she is afraid Abigail will kill her. |
Mary Warren is first introduces as: | Subservient, naive and lonely |
Mary Warren now seems more like: | Bratty, confident, and carries a lot of importance |
What caused the change in Mary Warren? | She is now an official of the court. |
Reverend Hale is first introduce as; | Confident, proud, eager eyed. |
Reverend Hale now seems more like; | drawn a little, quality of deference, even with guilt |
What caused the change in Reverend Hale? | He believes that there is truth in what John Proctor is saying. Lost Control |
Abigail Williams is first introduced as; | Playful, worried, and Apprehensive |
Abigail Williams now seems more like; | cunning, plotting |
What caused the change in Abigail Williams? | They are the center of attention. People are listening & believing what they were saying. She has control. |