The crucible notes
The crucible is a play writen by arthur miller, about the salem wich trials and the fear of comunism / the red scare in 1960-80’s america.
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Characters
The village
Location
Who are the inhabitants
Puritans (very religius people) fleeing persecution from england. They arrived on the ship “the Mayflower”. They overthrew the royal goverment from the british mainland and a junta is now in power.
Where is the comunity located
Five questions
- What did abigail see
- What does Mary testify?
- What prompts John Proctor to confess his affair with Abigail?
- What does Elizabeth lie about?
- What will delay Elizabeth’s hanging?
- What role does Danforth play in the proceedings of Act 3?
- How does Hale’s character evolve throughout Act 3?
- What is the significance of Proctor’s decision to rip up his confession?
- How does the court’s treatment of Mary Warren change over the course of the act?
- What is the significance of the “poppet” that Elizabeth finds in the Proctor household?
- What is the significance of the rain that begins to fall at the end of Act 3?
- How does the relationship between Proctor and Elizabeth develop in Act 3?
- What is the significance of the play’s final lines, “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!“?