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The Crucible

The Crucible. Act III Study Guide Questions. Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth?. They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women. 2. What is Parris’s argument against Proctor?. Parris says that Proctor is trying to overthrow the court.

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The Crucible

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  1. The Crucible Act III Study Guide Questions

  2. Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth? • They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women.

  3. 2. What is Parris’s argument against Proctor? • Parris says that Proctor is trying to overthrow the court.

  4. 3. What does Mary tell Danforth? • “It were pretense, sir.” The girls have been lying.

  5. Characterize Danforth • He does not like to have his authority questioned.

  6. 4. When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow? • He allows her extra time to have her baby before she is hanged. • In fact, Danforth says he will give Elizabeth a year if Proctor will drop the charge that the girls are pretending.

  7. Ezekiel Cheever Cheever tells the John Proctor plows on Sundays. Why is plowing on Sunday a bad thing?

  8. What paper did ninety-one people sign? • They signed that Rebecca, Elizabeth and Martha were all good, upstanding, God-loving citizens.

  9. 6. “…a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between.” Explain the importance of Danforth’s statement. • Either people were witches or they weren’t. There was no room for error or for questioning the correctness of the court.

  10. Why does Abigail threaten Danforth? Abigail threatens Danforth in order to deflect the attention from herself.

  11. Giles Corey Giles is an older man and Danforth dismisses his deposition because Giles will not name his source.

  12. 7. What quote did Proctor use to help Mary remain brave? • “Do that which is good, and no harm will come to thee.”

  13. 8. Of what does Giles accuse Putnam? • He accuses him of killing his neighbors for their land. • Giles says that Putnam had his daughter cry “Witch” on George Jacobs so that Putnam may buy Jacob’s land.

  14. 9. What is Hale’s problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth? • He begins to realize that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent. • Hale and Danforth have both signed many death warrants.

  15. Judge Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary.What is it? Can she do it? Why or why not? • He asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom. No, she can’t do it as demanded. She says that she was able to do it in the courtroom because the mood was set and she got caught up in the mood with the other girls, which enabled her to do it there.

  16. 11. Proctor calls Abigail a whore, and he confesses his lechery. Danforth tests Proctor’s statement by calling for Elizabeth and asking her why Abigail was dismissed. What does Elizabeth say? • She was dissatisfied with Abigail • She, in her sickness, thought Abigail and John fancied each other • John was not a lecher

  17. 12. What do the girls do to Mary? What is her response? • They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them. Mary tells them to stop it, but when they don’t, she ends up breaking down and joining them (for her own protection).

  18. 13. What happens to Proctor? • He is jailed for his contempt of the court and his suspicious activities. • Giles Corey is also arrested at the end of Act III.

  19. 14. What does Hale do? • He quits the court. Why does he quit the court? (If you do not know the answer, ask me.)

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