Why does Elizabeth ask John to visit Abby?
Why does Elizabeth ask John to visit Abby?
Elizabeth originally wants John to go to Salem so he can tell the court that he knows the girls are lying. Then, when she finds out she was accused in court, she wants him to go to Salem to speak directly with Abigail. Elizabeth makes these requests with an eye towards correcting injustice and saving her own life.
What is Mary’s motive in giving the poppet to Elizabeth?
What is Mary’s motive in giving the “poppet” to Elizabeth? She wants Elizabeth to see her as an innocent girl. She wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her. She hopes Elizabeth will pay her for the poppet.
What is most clearly Reverend Hale’s reason for visiting the proctors?
In Act II of The Crucible, what is most clearly Reverend Hale’s reason for visiting the Proctors? He wants to gather information about the Proctors to make his personal evaluation of them. He wants to find evidence in order to exonerate Elizabeth from witchcraft charges.
Why does Mary Warren give a rag doll to Elizabeth Proctor?
Mary Warren brings Elizabeth Proctor a doll. Referred to as a “poppet” in the play, the doll turns out to be part of Abigail’s plan to accuse Elizabeth and get her “out of the way” so that she can re-kindle her affair with John Proctor.
Why does Mary Warren accuse Goody Osburn?
What evidence convicts her? Mary Warren accuses goody good as a witch because she did not know her commandments.
What is unusual about the doll that Mary gave to Elizabeth?
What is unusual about the doll that Mary Warren makes for Elizabeth? The needle was placed right where the needle was “found” in Abigail’s stomach. She is not innocent and trustworthy anymore and she is very gullible, following everything Abigail says for her to do.
What gift does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth?
poppet
Who comes to the house to question the proctors?
Hale
What gift does Mary give Elizabeth and why?
Based on Mary’s statements, what do you infer is the real reason Mary gives Elizabeth the gift? She gives her a poppet (doll/puppet). Mary warren made it while she was waiting for the witch trials. Abigail has used marry Warren to frame Elizabeth.
Which commandment does John forget when Hale asks him to recite the Ten Commandments?
Hale asks them to recite the Ten Commandments. Proctor obliges but forgets the commandment prohibiting adultery.
What evidence do Giles and Francis provide to prove that the girls are frauds?
At the beginning of Act III, what hard evidence do Giles and Francis provide that the girls are frauds? Mary Warren is willing to say that her and the girls were pretending the whole time. A petition signed by 91 people and a document from an unnamed person. You just studied 33 terms!
Is Hale a good person?
Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the perfect and good citizen of Massachusetts in the 1600’s. He was pious, adherent to the laws and beliefs, and a good Puritan Christian. John Proctor, on the contrary would not be considered the greatest citizen.
What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby or tell everyone she’s lying?
What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby or tell everone she’s lying? She will tell that she and John Proctor had an affair. She will claim that she has seen him with the devil.
Why does Proctor confess to adultery?
John Proctor’s confession to committing adultery conveys the disparity between preserving one’s integrity and one’s reputation. John Proctor’s crusade to maintain his integrity ends with him deciding he would prefer to give up his own life rather than lie and condemn the innocent.
Does Proctor admit to adultery?
So, in a final attempt to defend Elizabeth, his wife, and discredit the vindictive Abigail, John Proctor confesses his sin of adultery committed with Abigail in order to explain her motives in discrediting Elizabeth who has fired her after learning about the affair.
Why does John tear up his confession?
As she questions him, he realizes that be confessing he is leaving a bad example for his sons. He realizes that it is better to die an honest man, than to live as a fraud. Taking ownership of his sins and his name, he rips the confession knowing that he will be hung.
Why does Elizabeth ask John to forgive?
What does Elizabeth ask John to forgive her for? Being suspicious and keeping a “cold house”.
Why does Elizabeth refuse to plead with John?
John and Elizabeth discuss this decision, and John is leaning towards confessing because he doesn’t feel he’s worthy of martyrdom. The officials try to convince Elizabeth to stop him, but she refuses because she recognizes this is the only way John can end his feelings of self-hatred.
What were Giles last words?
In the literature about Giles Corey’s tortuous death, there is reference to his famous last words, “more weight.” These words were uttered as a final attempt to expedite his death while also showing that not even imminent death could convince him to go to trial.
Did Giles Corey really say more weight?
Death by pressing According to the law at the time, a person who refused to plead could not be tried. After two days, Corey was asked three times to enter a plea, but each time he replied, “More weight,” and the sheriff complied. Occasionally, Corwin would even stand on the stones himself.
Why is Mrs Putnam jealous of Rebecca?
Putnam’s jealousy of Rebecca Nurse stems from the fact that Mrs. Putnam has had many children die in childbirth, while Rebecca Nurse has had no problem bearing children. Ultimately, this leads to the accusation of Rebecca Nurse for witchcraft, for which she is sentenced and hanged.
Why didn’t Giles answer the charge of witchcraft on him?
Giles Corey refuses to answer “aye” or “nay” during his indictment as an attempt to protect the well-being of his family. Knowing that denying the charge of witchcraft would invalidate his good standing in the community, cost him his property, and lead to his hanging, Corey decides to say nothing.