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Cruible Act 2
Plot information
Question | Answer |
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What is the mood at the beginning of Act 2? Why? | The mood is somber because there is tension between John and Elizabeth. |
What do we learn about John and Elizabeth's relationship at the beginning of the act? | There relationship has been under stress; there is no trust. |
What does Mary give Elizabeth? | A poppet (rag doll) |
What news does Mary Warren bring from court? | There have been more arrests; Elizabeth has been "mentioned" - accused |
What does Elizabeth mean when she says: "Oh, the noose, the noose is up!" | She is about to die. |
Where does Elizabeth want John to go, and what does she want him to do there? | Elizabeth wants John to go into Salem to tell the autorities that the girls are not telling the truth. |
Why has Reverend Hale come to the Proctor house? | To question John in order to determine the Proctor family's faith. |
To what is John referring when he says: ". . . it tell me that a minister may pray to God without he have to have golden candlesticks upon the altar." | Parris's greed |
What news do Giles Corey and Frances Nurse tell John Proctor? | There wives have been arrested. |
On what basis are Goody Corey and Goody Nurse accused? | Goody Corey for reading strange books; Goody Nurse for killing Ann Putnam's babies |
What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby? | She will tell that they had an afair; she will discredit his name by calling him a lecher. |
What does John mean when he says "I'll tell you what's walking in Salem - vengeance is walking in Salem"? | It is not witchcraft at work - it is only people looking for revenge aginst those who they feel have wronged them somehow. |