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Explain the meaning when John says, “This farm’s a continent when you go foot by foot
droppin’ seeds in it.” This is an example of what two types of figurative language?
droppin’ seeds in it.” This is an example of what two types of figurative language?
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The Crucible Act II
Questions about Act II for the Crucible
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what location does Act II take place? How long after the end of Act I? | The common room of the proctor’s house; 8 days later. |
| Explain the meaning when John says, “This farm’s a continent when you go foot by foot droppin’ seeds in it.” This is an example of what two types of figurative language? | He means it is large/vast. Hyperbole & metaphor. |
| According to the Deputy Governor, anyone one charged with witchcraft will be hanged unless he/she __________________. | Confesses. |
| On p.193, Elizabeth’s description of what occurs when Abigail leads the other girls into court includes a reference to the crowds parting “like the sea of Israel.” This is an example of what two (2) literary terms? | Allusion & simile. |
| Why doesn’t John think the people of Salem will believe him if he reveals that Abigail told him the girls are not bewitched, bit only playing?? | It would be hard to prove as she is looked on as a “saint” & he was alone in the room with her when she told him (i.e. no witnesses). |
| Describe the relationship between Elizabeth and John at the beginning of this scene? | Tense/distant. |
| John states: “…like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed!” How is this statement an example of verbal irony? | Because unlike a Christian, he committed adultery (which is what he was confessing). |
| What does Mary Warren give as a gift to Goody Proctor? Why does she give this? | A poppet. To apologize for disobeying and leaving the house to go to court. |
| According to Mary, how many people have now been arrested for witchery? | Thirty-nine. |
| How did Mary Warren save Elizabeth Proctor’s life in court? | Mary said that she has never seen any sign of the devil upon Goody Proctor. |
| How has Mary Warren’s attitude changed now that she is an official of the court? | She is more self-assured; she has more confidence & talks back. |
| Who does Elizabeth fear wants her dead? Why does she think this? | Abigail. Because she knows she loves John Proctor & she suspects Abigail wants to take her place as his wife. |
| Why is mentioning Elizabeth’s name in court a more dangerous and serious proposition than naming Goody Good or Goody Osburn? | Because Elizabeth is a respected wife of a farmer, not a town drunk/bum/nut. |
| Why does Rev. John Hale visit the Proctor farm? | To investigate those who have been mentioned in court (i.e. Elizabeth Proctor). |
| In addition to Elizabeth Proctor, who else has been mentioned in the courts as potentially being a witch? | Rebecca Nurse. |
| What evidence does Hale present that questions the Christian character of John Proctor? | That John is rarely in Church on the Sabbath Day. |
| What does Proctor think of Rev. Parris? What reason does Proctor give for one of his sons being unbaptized? | He dislike him, has no respect for him; he believes Parris to be greedy. That he does not see the light of God in Rev. Parris & doesn’t want him to touch his child. |
| When asked to recite the Ten Commandments, which does Proctor fail to remember? This is a fair example of ______________ in the story. | Adultery; Irony. |
| Why do you suppose John can’t remember that particular one? | Guilt or shame. |
| Does Hale agree (at least to himself) with Proctor that the reason so many are confessing to witchcraft is because they are afraid of being hanged, of death? | Yes. |
| On p.201, Francis Nurse says, “My wife is the very brick and mortar of the church.” This statement contains a fair example of what type of figurative language? | Metaphor. |
| What charge has been brought against Rebecca Nurse? Against Martha Corey? | Rebecca for the supernatural murder of Goody Putnam’s seven babies. Martha for bewitching Mr. Walcott’s pigs, preventing him from keeping them alive for more than four weeks. |
| Who has charged Elizabeth Proctor? | Abigail. |
| What “evidence” does Cheever find that incriminates Elizabeth Proctor? How does it implicate Elizabeth for the crime for which she is accused? | A poppet with a pin stuck in its belly; Abigail fell in pain from a pin stuck in her stomach. She said it was Elizabeth Proctor’s spirit that did it. |
| How would Abigail have known about the poppet and needle? | She was sitting next to Mary Warren in court when she sewed it. |
| According to Proctor, what is “walking Salem” and “writes the law”? | Vengeance (revenge/spite). |
| On p.204, Proctor says to Elizabeth, “I will fall like an ocean on that court!” This statement contains a fair example of what type of figurative language? | Simile. |
| Elizabeth agrees to go to jail. What does she tell Proctor to tell the children in order to explain her absence and not frighten them? | That she is visiting a sick friend. |
| What does Mary Warren tell John Proctor will happen if he forces her to tell the truth about Abigail to the court? | Abigail will charge lechery on him; she will reveal the affair. |
| At the end of Act II, what does Proctor mean when he says, “[W]e are only what we always were, but naked now.” | The people of Salem are now being revealed for who they always were – bitter, vengeful, jealous sinners. |
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