The Crucible Act I Flashcards
Why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor as the play begins?
Betty is sick (Reverend Parris daughter)
What advice does the doctor sned back?
they need to start looking for unnatural thing
What does Parris question his niece Abigail about?
What they were doing in the woods?
Asks about her name
WHy she was fired?
What is Parris main concern?
His ministery and reputation
What did Parris see i the woods the previous night?
The girls dancing in woods
Dress on ground
Naked Women
Tituba waving her arms over fire and singing in Barbadoes
What has Goody Proctor daid about Abigail?
She is soiled
Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors?
the wife hated her
What rumors have circulated the own about Betty Parris?
The girls have been possessed by demons
Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba?
She wanted her to conjor dead spirits to find out who murdered her children (she sent Ruth)
Who does Abigail accuse of conjuring spirits at this point?
Tituba and Ruth
What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods?
Abigail drank blood so that she could make a charm to kill Goody Procter
What htreat does Abigail make to tthe other girls?
kill them
What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail?
Had an affair
How do each of htem feel about it now?
Proctter doesnt wat anything to do wth it
Abigail wants it to go on
What is the function of Rebecca Nurse in the play?
Serve as a marker of when they accused people of the higher social class
