Crucible Act 2

What would encourage people to confess to witchcraft?

• They would avoid being imprisoned.

• They would avoid being burned alive and imprisoned instead.

• They would be released and left alive.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does Elizabeth want her husband to say in court?

• That the accusations of witchcraft are true and punishable.

• That the accusations of witchcraft are a sham (false).

• That John and Abigail never had an affair and Abigail is lying.

What does Mary Warren reveal to John and Elizabeth?

• Mary tells the court Abigail has been slandering (talking badly about) Elizabeth’s reputation.

• Mary was having an affair and she was afraid the others would turn on her.

• Elizabeth was accused of witchcraft but Mary stood up for Elizabeth’s character.

• Mary accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft.

What is the reason John is hesitant to tell the court about Abigail’s confession to him about there not being any witchcraft?

• John does not want to be accused of witchcraft by associating with Abigail.

• John is trying to make a fresh start with his wife after the affair and wants to keep his distance.

• John was alone with Abigail for that conversation and doesn’t want to be judged since that was not acceptable in Puritan society.

What is something suspicious about the connection between the poppet in the Proctor house and Abigail? 

Why doesn’t Mary Warren want to testify that she gave the doll to Elizabeth?

• Mary is afraid of being accused of witchcraft herself.

• Mary is afraid of Reverend Hale.

• Mary made the doll for voodoo and is afraid of the doll itself.

• Mary is afraid of what Abigail will do to her if she tells the truth.

 As Elizabeth is arrested and being led away from her home, does Hale seem more or less confident witchcraft is to blame in Salem?  

• More

• Less

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

THEME (the message):  Which pieces of evidence from the play supports (proves) the THEME of hysteria (an excess of emotions that are acted on) shown in the play so far?  Choose TWO that apply.

• While sitting in court, Mary Warren makes a poppet for Elizabeth and gives it to her as a gift.

• John and Abigail have an affair and she obviously still loves him and wants him back.

• Abigail is upset by John ending their affair and accuses Elizabeth of being a witch.

• Reverend Parris uses the fears of the people and the “situation” of witchcraft to strengthen his position in the town.

• The poppet becomes a key piece of evidence and Elizabeth is taken into custody.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MAIN IDEA:  What role did grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch trial hysteria?