Crucible Act 2

scream, faint, and shiver

According to Mary Warren, when someone is accused of being a witch, Abigail and the girls...

Deference (noun)

Courteous regard and respect

he was alone with Abigail

Elizabeth becomes angry with John when she discovers...

promise

Elizabeth tells John that he made a(n) ______________ to Abigail, even if it was unspoken.

This is a reference to the Bible, where Pilate condemned Jesus to death. Hale isn't innocent as he helped to condemn the innocent, he is partially to blame for the arrests

Explain John Proctor's allusion as he tells Hale, "Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!"

pallor

Fill in the blank: Betty Parris's _____________ made people worry she had been possessed by the devil.

ameliorate

Fill in the blank: Elizabeth wants John to go to Salem to ____________ the hysteria that Abigail has caused.

avidly

Fill in the blank: Mary Warren _____________ goes to Salem to be a part of the witchcraft trials.

deference

Fill in the blank: While she disagrees with him, Elizabeth Proctor still shows _____________ to Reverend Hale.

situational irony

John forgets the commandment, "Thou shalt not commit adultery." This is an example of...

(Protagonist is) John Proctor (Antagonist is) Abigail Williams

The end of this act hints that the most important conflict of the play will take place between two specific characters-- a protagonist and an antagonist. Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist

The lack of proof

What are John and Elizabeth bothered by in regards to the trials?

He asks them why they haven't been going to church, why their third child isn't baptized, and what the commandments are. They say they dislike Parris, and respond with all of the commandments (except adultery as John forgot it)

What are some of the ways in which John Hale questions Proctor and his wife about their religious faith? How do the Proctors answer each of the questions and allegations?

Elizabeth gets taken prisoner (she is arrested in the name of the witch trials and now he has to confess that he committed adultery to the town in order to save his wife)

What conflict does John Proctor face at the end of the act?

She tells him that Abigail has falsely accused a lot of people and that they are to be killed. She wants him to tell the townsfolk that she's lying

What does Elizabeth Proctor report to her husband about the trials in Salem? What does she urge John to do?

She is an official in court for the witch trials

What duty has Mary Warren been performing in Salem?

a poppet

What gift does Mary Warren bring Elizabeth?

Poppet (The one she made in court)

What gift does Mary Warren present to Elizabeth?

Cheever found a needle in the poppet

What is the "proof" that Elizabeth is a witch?

Cold

What is the mood between John and Elizabeth Proctor at the beginning of the act?

Elizabeth was accused by Abigail to get rid of her so that she could be alone with John. This further makes Elizabeth sure that he (whether he knew it or not) made a promise to her, and that John needs to confess to expose Abigail.

What ominous revelation does Mary Warren make about Elizabeth's reputation? How does this disclosure serve to make the quarrel between John and Elizabeth even more heated?

He says that even God thought Lucifer was beautiful just an hour before he fell from Heaven. Therefore all of these seemingly good people that are accused are just falling just like Lucifer

What theological argument does John Hale use to explain the causes of the events in Salem?

Situational (He couldn't remember the one commandment that he broke and struggles with)

What type of irony in John Proctor not being able to remember the commandment about adultery?

Dramatic (Mary gives the doll with good intentions but ends up with bad results. We the readers know that she did make it and it was with no malicious intent)

What type of irony is Mary's gift of a poppet to Elizabeth?

Verbal (She was never exactly saintly to begin with)

What type of irony is Proctor's statement about Abigail at the end of the act, "Good. Then her saintliness is done with."

defended her

When Elizabeth was accused of witchcraft in court, Mary Warren...

allusion

When John yells to Hale, "Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!", Arthur Miller is using a(n)...

the crowd parts like the sea for Israel

When speaking of Abigail during the witch trials, Elizabeth says...

Pallor (noun)

an unhealthy pale appearance

Base (adj)

low; mean

Theology (noun)

the study of the nature of God and religious belief

Ameliorate (verb)

to make better; to improve

Avidly (adv)

with great interest or enthusiasm