Summary of the crucible - intro/conclusion

Question 1

summary of act 1

Answer 1

First introduced to John through stage directions in this act. We also begin to see the knowledge of John’s affair arise as he talks with Abigail who then tries to seduce him

Question 2

summary of act 2

Answer 2

Hale visits Proctor household and questions the couples faith
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Cheever/Herick arrest Elizabeth with a warrent

Question 3

summary of act 3

Answer 3

Abigail pretends to be possed by warren - further accuse procotor to be wrong about them acting

Question 4

quotes for act 1

Answer 4

“I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again” John feels guilty about his affair with Abigail - would rather physically hurt himself to stop himself from allowing it to happen again
“You’ll speak nothin’ of Elizabeth.” Abigail referring to Elizabeth as a “sickly” which has connotations of being unpleasant, John angry. shows how guilty he is over affair and he feels regretful for putting Elizabeth through this.

Question 5

quotes for act 2

Answer 5

“I see no light of God in that man. I’ll not conceal it.” - john dislikes church and parris for jailing elizabeth, very bad thing as Parris is more liked for what he does for the church. Proctor doesn’t go enough
“The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.” - person that judges John the most is himself. He is tormenting himself due to his mistake to not testify against Abigail sooner hence, we see John Proctor as a flawed characte

Question 6

quotes for act 3

Answer 6

1. “I have known her, sir.” this shows John’s integrity as he’s willing to admit to his affair to the judges to prove Abigail is not as good a saint as she has been portrait. destroys his reputation
   “I beg you, sir, I beg you- see what she is” “beg” which have connos of petition and pleading. audience watches Proctor destroy his reputation in his desperation as he pleads for them to realise how bad abi is.
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   “she only thought to protect me”
   “a man would not cast away his good name, you should know this”

Question 7

quotes for act 4

Answer 7

“God does not need my name nailed upon the church!”
“nail” has conotations of pinned and fastened. proctor is being convinced to lie and sign the confession, it will be hung up on the church for all to see. John wants to show his loyalty to God but mistrust the Judges from the church. He says it should be enough for God to know his sin, it does not need to be nailed upon the church door.

Question 8

conclusion summed up

Answer 8

shows the power of hysteria and conflict with the aftermath it can have on both the individual and society. Miller embodies this theocratic judgment and rule in the flawed protagonist, John proctor. - flaw the affair and inability to act
gives up his reputation to save his wife and gain redemption through the truth when he eventually comes clean about his affair with Abigail. But in the conclusion, John’s refusal to lie and his commitment to the truth cause him to die.
We can respect proctors innate humanity and goodness, which drove him to take his own life in order to speak the truth.

Question 9

intro summed up

Answer 9

“The Crucible,” recounts Arthur Miller’s interpretation of the McCarthy hearings and the Salem witchcraft trials. Miller’s figurative witch hunt serves as an example of the themes of dread, hysteria, integrity, and reputation - puratins are highly christian
conflict between the security of the community and individual freedom are constant as Salem had a constant fear of the devil and the wilderness around the village
John Proctor, the main protagonist, is a flawed person who commits adultery and does not attend church often - then answer the exam question

Question 10

act 4 summary

Answer 10

Hale returns to court to explain that all the witchcraft hysteria was a lie although the court refuse to listen
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They seek a confession of conspiring with devil from Proctor, he with others are jailed

Question 11

key points of act 3
(techniques)

Answer 11

mention turning point. This foreshadowing of planning to confess leads to his eventual death.

Question 12

key points of act 4
(technique)

Answer 12

Through the denouement of the ending of the play with Proctors death. Proctor remians an most honourable characters as he retain his dignity by not subscribing to lies. He insist on the truth, regardless of how it will affect them, in this case his reputation being destroyed and then his death.