Act ll- The Crucible

What gift did Mary Warren give Elizabeth?

A poppet

Rev. Parris' 17 year old niece whom he takes care of; has an innocent reputation, but isn't; stopped working for the Proctor's after Elizabeth found out that she was having an affair with John; conjured spirits with others in the woods; drank a charm (blood) to kill Goody Proctor; threatens to use black magic on the other girls if they tell more things to Rev. Parris; still in love with John; confesses for dancing for the Devil, but goes back to Jesus; saw Goody Osburn, Sarah Good, and Goody Proctor, with the Devil

Abigail Williams

Why was Martha Corey arrested for witchcraft?

Because a pig she sold to a neighbor died. The neighbor claims Martha cursed him so that all of his pigs would die. He wanted revenge on Martha.

Why doesn't Mary want to testify about the doll (poppet)?

Because she is afraid of Abigail.

Why will Goody (Sarah) Osborne hang?

Because she will not confess to witchcraft.

What did Mary Warren do that upset the Proctors?

Disobeyed the Proctors who told her not to go to Salem.

Rarely goes to Church; wife of John Proctor. finds Abigail impure. Kicked Abigail out as her servant, knows her husband is having an affair. A bitter, cold women(according to Abigail)

Elizabeth Proctor

83 year old canny, curious, powerful man; even-tempered; always being blamed and does not care about public opinion; Not sure if his wife who reads books in the night, is possessed. Accuses his wife for not being able to pray, even though he was just learning to pray

Giles Corey

Proctor is going to go to Salem to free his wife. For that to happen, what does he need Mary Warren to do?

He needs Mary Warren to tell the truth, that she and the other girls never saw witches or the devil and that they have been making up this story the whole time.

What is the deciding factor in Elizabeth's arrest?

Her possession of a poppet with a needle stuck in it.

Elizabeth Proctor tells Reverend Hale that she does not believe in witches. Why is that a problem?

If you don't believe in witches then you are going against the Puritan faith. For a Puritan, It is like saying you don't believe in God.

Where did Elizabeth ask John to go at the beginning of Act II?

Into Salem to tell the court that Abigail is lying

"But I wilted, and, like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed! Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day." - Who said the quote?

John Proctor

A farmer in his mid-thirties who makes people reveal their deepest resentments; respected and feared in Salem; still has some feelings for Abigail, but claims that their relationship is over; Headstrong and trying to protect his wife.

John Proctor

Toward the end of Act II, Giles Corey reveals that two more women were accused of witchcraft. Who were they?

Martha and Corey

"Why—I made it in the court, sir, and—give it to Goody Proctor tonight...why, I meant no harm by it, sir." Who said the quote?

Mary Warren

17 year old naïve, lonely girl who was with Abby and the others in the woods (didn't conjure, only looked); John Proctor's servant

Mary Warren

72 year old wife of Francis Nurse; they have 300 acres and their children were settled in separate homesteads within the same estate; respectable throughout Salem; had problems with the Putnam family over who should be minister; Ruth claims Rebecca as her attacker; has 11 children; does charity work; Respected, has many children which Anne Putnam is jealous of. She acts as a voice of reason and doesn't believe in witchcraft.

Rebecca Nurse

" I come of my own, without the court's authority. I know not if you are aware, but your wife's name is - mentioned in the court." - Who said the quote?

Rev. Hale

Expert in demonic arts; forty year old intellectual; feels himself allied with the best minds of Europe; always comes prepared with his books on the devil.

Rev. Hale

What was the evidence against Sarah (Goody) Good?

She confessed to witchcraft, she mumbled when she begged for food, and she could not recite The 10 Commandments.

What is Elizabeth implying about Abigail when she told John: "There is a promise made in every bed... Spoke or silent, a promise is surely made. And she may dote on it now... and thinks to kill me, then to take my place"?

She is saying that by sleeping with Abigail, John has caused Abigail to fall in love with him and that now she will do anything to be with John, including hurting Elizabeth.

Why does Elizabeth think that Abigail wants to kill her?

She thinks Abby wants to take her place as John Proctor's wife.

On what charge was Rebecca Nurse arrested?

She was charged with the murders of the Putnams' 7 dead babies.

What important information does Elizabeth Proctor want John to tell the court?

That Abigail admitted to John that there was no witchcraft, the girls were only "sporting" in the woods, and that the girls were pretending to be sick to avoid being whipped.

What do the Salem girls do to convince the judges that the accused are witches?

They cry out in pain, they faint, and they claim to see evil spirits surrounding the accused.

A tyrannical landowner near fifty; oldest son of the richest man in the village; fought the Indians at Narragansett, and is deeply interested in parish affairs; regards himself as the intellectual superior to most of the people around him; angered when his brother-in-law didn't get the minister position. holds grudges about his land. Concerned about his land.

Thomas Putnam

When he was questioned by Reverend Hale, which commandment did John Proctor ironically forget?

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Why does Cheever come to the Proctors' house?

To arrest Elizabeth Proctor

What are the meanings of this quote by John Proctor: "It is winter in here yet."

Winter has ended in Salem, but it still feels like winter in the house. Elizabeth hasn't brought in flowers. Also, the relationship between Elizabeth and John Proctor is still cool and strained.

Magistrate

a civil officer charged with the administration of the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones

Poppet

a sewn doll made of cloth.

Condemnation

an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

Proceedings

events in a court of law.

Pontius Pilate

the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)