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crucible act 1-3
the crucible act 1-3 study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who is Hathorne and why is he in Salem | he is a man in his 60's and has come to act as a judge during the witch trials |
| Why does Giles Corey think the Putnams are accusing Martha Corey? What's their ulterior motive behind the accusation | giles thinks that the putnams are making false alligations about his wife so they can ruin him and take his land |
| what is danforth and the rest of the cour surprised to learn from mary warren? | mary said that they had lied about the witch accusations |
| what has elizabeth confessed to the court? | john cheated on abigail |
| why is giles being arrested | giles would not day the names of the people who were trying to kill their neighbors in order to take their land |
| why is hale upset with danforth? why is he so adamant about john coming back to court with a lawyer? | hale believes that they should look into the idea that mary isn't lying about witches not doing anything to these girls |
| what is mary warren asked to do in court to prove she and the grils have been lying all along? why can't she do it? | mary warren can't pretend to faint as she was being attacked by magic and she couldn't do it because she could only do it because she thought she saw spirits |
| what do abigail and the girls accuse mary of doing to them in court | threatening them with witchcraft by making the wind cold |
| what does proctor confess to danforth | that he cheated on his wife with abigail |
| what does elizabeth say about john and abbi to danforth? why do you think she didn't tell the truth | elizabeth says that john is a good man and during her sickness, secretly allowed the affair to make her husband happy |