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WorksheetsCrucible Act I Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 55mins
What can you infer about Abigail based on the description that she has “an endless capacity for dissembling” and is “all worry and apprehension and propriety”?
Abigail most likely feels guilty about what she has done
Abigail always does what is right and is not worried because she hasn't done anything wrong
Abigail is an expert liar and is pretending to worry about the situation
Abigail is a sociopath and does not care about how she has hurt her uncle
Which text evidence best shows what is Reverend Parris most worried about?
"There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit."
"Abigail. And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you, for
now my ministry’s at stake, my ministry and perhaps your cousin’s life."
"I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character."
"I saw Tituba waving her arms over the fire when I came on you. Why was she doing that?"
What happened in the forest?
The girls and Tituba were practicing witchcraft
The girls and Tituba were cooking lentils
The girls and Tituba were camping in the forest
The girls and Tituba were working on a dance
What other conflict has happened with Abigail before the play began--that allows her uncle (Rev. Parris) to question her character?
Abigail has lost all of her friend and he wonders why
Abigail has not attended school in months and he wants her to return
Abigail refuses to come home and he wants her to return
Abigail was fired from her job with the Proctors and he is questioning why
Describe Mrs. Putnam.
She is a twisted soul of forty-five, a death-ridden woman, haunted by dreams
She is in her forties. Parris brought her with him from Barbados, where he spent some years as a merchant before entering the ministry.
The Putnams’ servant, a fat, sly, merciless girl of eighteen.
She is seventeen, a subservient , naive, lonely girl.
Why has Rev. Parris sent for Rev. Hale?
As a precaution because Hale has much experience in all demonic arts
As a safeguard since he is an expert lawyer
Hale is an expert doctor and should be able to diagnose Betty and Ruth
Hale is an expert chef and should be able to identify what the girls were cooking in the woods
Why might Mr. Putnam be resentful of Rev. Parris?
Thomas Putnam wanted Rev Parris' land
Putnam wanted to be minister of Salem
Thomas Putnam's brother-in-law wanted to be minister of Salem, but Parris got the job
Putnam had employed Abigail but she stole things from him.
Why does Ann Putnam believe in witchcraft?
She has seen her neighbors practicing witchcraft
She saw the girls "conjuring spirits
last night."
she doesn't -- she simply wants to ruin Parris
"[She has] laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth," and she believes they were murdered through witchcraft
Based on the conversation in Betty’s bedroom, what is motivating Abigail?
Abigail wants to force the girls to stick to a story so that they don't get in trouble
Abigail doesn't want the magic to wear off
Abigail wants Betty to die so that she can become Parris' daughter
Abigail is a sociopath so she wants to hurt everybody
Mercy Lewis:
Mercy is like Abigail in that she wants to stick to a story so that they don't get in trouble
Mercy is a timid girl and doesn't want to get in trouble
Mercy loves Betty and Ruth and doesn't want them to get hurt
Mercy wants to get a new job with the Proctors and wants Abigial to look bad.
Mary Warren:
Mary hates Betty and is happy to see her sick
Mary didn't really participate so she's afraid she'll be guilty by association
Mary is nervous that she'll be fired from her job with Proctors
Mary is afraid of the girls and of the consequences of what they did
Betty: (laying in the bed)
Betty is overwhelmed by what Abigail and the other girls did and wishes her dead mother were there to comfort her
Betty is acting because she wants attention now that her mother is gone
Betty has ingested some ergot and is most likely hallucinating
Betty gone crazy because of the harsh Salem life
What is the conflict between Proctor and Abigail?
They have joined together on a business venture so that they can acquire more land
Proctor wants to become the minister, and they are working together to remove Parris
They have had an affair; John regrets it, but Abigail does not
They have had an affair, and they want to get married
Look back at your Proctor notes--how he is viewed publicly vs. how he views himself. How does his relationship with Abigail relate to his public vs. private persona?
He believes himself to be sparingly honest and will always tell the truth even if it is hurtful
He relies on his steady manner to carry him through difficult situations even if he doesn't feel like it
He participate in village activities but actually dislikes Salem intensely
He believes himself to be a hypocrite and feels guilty for what he has done.
What does this mean: Abigail: “I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!”
Abigail sees how hypocritical all of the Salemites are and explains that their behavior has taught her that it is okay to lie
Abigail believes she has been taught to lie by her elders and would therefore be an excellent actress
Abigail believes that her whole life is a "pretense" and therefore does not matter
Abigail disagrees with the lifestyle that her peers and elders practice
Mrs. Putnam says Betty not being able to bear hearing a hymn (Psalm) sung is a “sign”. She says it is a “notorious sign of witchcraft...a prodigious sign”. What does this mean?
Mrs. Putnam believes her dead babies have possessed Betty
Mrs. Putnam is a manipulator and is continuing the argument to get Parris fired
Mrs. Putnam knows Betty has delusions and believes her ailment to be a manifestation of Betty's condition
Mrs. Putnam is convinced that Betty and Ruth have been witched and that is why Betty cannot bear to hear the psalms
