The crucible
What is the conflict in act 2?
-Elizabeth finds out about affair -Abigail still tries to get with John
Elizabeth Proctor
-Elizabeth fires Abigail because of the affair -Nickname- "goody" -Abby out to get her
Reverend Hale
-From Beverly -Spiritual doctor -Witch doctor -Known to use more knowledge (facts- goes by the book), less religion--> not religiously biased
rising action -act 3?
-John admits to cheating -Rebecca nurse and Giles Corey get sentenced to be hanged
What is the conflict in act 1?
-John and Abigail have affair -Betty and Ruth are sick in bed -Trying to get their story straight
John Proctor
-Local farmer -In his thirties -G-d Fearing -Has an affair with Abigail (17 yr old) -hypocrite -Married to Elizabeth Proctor -Christian religiously focused
Reverend Samuel Paris
-Mid- 40's -Power hungry -Selfish- always thinking about himself -Reverend
Abigail Williams
-Orphan -17 years old -Reverend Samuel Paris's niece -Betty's cousin
Betty Paris
-Reverend Samuel Paris's Daughter -10 years old
Tituba
-Slave -gets blamed for everything -from barbados
What is the resolution in act 1?
-decide to start trial in court
conflict - act 3?
-everyone vs. Mary -Mary deciding between friends and herself -John vs. the town except wife
resolution- act 4
-john proctor is hanged -Abigail and mercy fled and stole Parris's money -devoted and replace s
What is the theme in act 2?
-loyalty -Seeking justice
What is the rising action in act 2?
-more accusations -John reject Abigail -Girls copy Abigail -Putnam accuses people
What is the rising action in act 1?`
-people start accusing people -Hale arriving -Betty panicked ( window)
conflict -act 4
-proctor conflicted between his name and dying
rising action -act 4
-proctor still in jail -Elizabeth in jail -Giles died by stoning -Abigail and mercy stole Parris's money and left -rips up confession
What is the theme in act 1?
-scapegoat -Honesty vs. lying -God -Marriage and religion
Marry Warren
-servant for proctors house -"Official of the court"
resolution- act 3?
-test him out -proctor in jail
What is the resolution in act 2?
-think they're getting closer to answer of witches
" you love me , you love me not"
Abigail meaning: Abigail's wants John to get with her
"She's blackening my name in the village"
Abigail meaning: Though Abigail pretends she's angry at Elizabeth Proctor for damaging her reputation, the more powerful emotion is envy of Elizabeth for her marriage to John Proctor. Here she resorts to petty name-calling in order to cast doubt in John's mind.
"the magistrate sits in your heart"
Elizabeth meaning: -adultery -guilty conscious -Elizabeth is saying the guilt will haunt him and that his actions will judge him.
"My wife is the very brick and mortar of the church"
Francis Nurse meaning: - way of defending her against charges of witchcraft - this is a metaphor that is meant to emphasize how important she is to the church - He's saying that she is what holds the church up and makes it what it is.
"Theology is a fortress"
Hale meaning: -Theology= religion -religion has a lot of meaning -Hale meant that his knowledge on religion must be perfect or it is meaningless. He believes in what he knows and is always willing to learn
"You are god's instrument"
Hale meaning: Hale is trying to get tituba
" A funeral marches round your heart"
Proctor meaning: - talking to Elizabeth -Elizabeth is always sad and can't get over it -shes mourning her husband/ marriage (because of the affair)
"I will curse her hotter than the oldest cinder"
Proctor meaning: -abby will be shunned -she will go to hell - proctor is saying he will make Abby pay for it
"Vengeance is walking in Salem"
Proctor meaning: -means that people are using the witchcraft accusations to get revenge on those who they believe have hurt them, or those against whom they feel jealous, or angry, or just negative in general.
"I never spoke on witches one way or another "
Proctor meaning: denying that he saw witches and that he believed in them
