The Crucible (play)

rebecca~

he lied about being alone with abigail while in salem

Hathorne was wel respected and well-to-do. That was why he got the magistrate job. Despite his work in the Trials, he never lost that respect and it never tarnished the name.

They usually didn't have any witch signs like warts, deformations, and ugliness in general. They also would ask them to recite the lord's prayer because it was said that witches sold themselves to the devil and if they could recite it they were not a witch. Even so most of them were killed anyway.

nothing

she does this so it doesn't get back to her that she is the true witch and not these other people.

she was very upright and honest. she became insecure when accused of witchcraft

She lies about what happened with proctor, and she is arrested and taken away from the court room

Giles Corey was a farmer and landowner in Salem Village, Massachusetts. He is most famously known for his role in the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which he was accused of witchcraft. Rather than plead guilty or innocent, Corey famously refused to enter a plea, leading to his brutal execution by pressing, a method of torture involving heavy stones. His steadfastness and tragic fate have made him a notable figure in American history.

To get the blame off her before anyboody can begin to accuse her. at the time she is as nervous as everybody else. To get the blame off her before anyboody can begin to accuse her. at the time she is as nervous as everybody else.

Reverend John Hale is an expert on demonology.

abby

Mary Warren of course...

but what I don't get is why precisely she couldn't faint...

yes

6. What document does Danforth at first refuse to even look at? (1) What other piece of documentation does he consider, and then make the men wish they had not given him? (1) Why? (1)

Yes. Williams was an orphan in 1692. It is unknown how long before that he parents died.

Nobody know exactly when Tituba was born, but she was born in a small town in South America in the 1600's. She was made a slave to Mr. Parris, and was one of the first three women accused of witchcraft. She later died in prison in 1692.

I belive that the answer is that the word crucible has many meanings: Test, Trial, Ordeal, Formation by Fire, Vessel Baked to Resist Heat - get stronger the longer it is baked.

SO John Proctor


1) Is tested many times
2) Goes on trial
3) the whole thing is an ordeal

Elizabeth gets arrested in the Crucible in Act two because Abigail runs into court with a needle stabbed into her stomach. She claims that Elizabeth's spirit did this, so they go such the proctors house for a poppet (rag doll), which represents Abigail. when they find the poppet there is a needle stuck in its stomach so that is enough evidence to get Elizabeth arrested. (that poppet was made by Mary Warren, their slave, and was given to Elizabeth the day before.

Abigail is jealous and is seeking to bring harm onto Elizabeth by any means necessary. Her bitter revenge is the cause of the lies that rip Salem apart.

HI

Tituba, an enslaved woman of African descent in colonial Massachusetts, likely spoke in a blend of English and her native language, which may have included elements of West African dialects. Her speech was influenced by her cultural background and the colonial context in which she lived. When she testified during the Salem witch trials, her expressions were shaped by the language and societal norms of the Puritan community, reflecting both her unique experiences and the pressures of the environment around her. Her testimony and manner of speaking contributed to the sensational nature of the trials, as she was one of the first to confess to witchcraft.

"Too many storm clouds had gathered over [Abena's] short life: her village had been burned to the ground, her parents had been stabbed to death trying to defend themselves, she had been raped, and now she had to endure this brutal separation from ... a creature as gentle and desperate as herself."

p. 4