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The Crucible: Act 4 Study GuideIdentify the setting (time and place) - correct answer-Salem jail in the fall
Why are the cows loose in Salem? - correct answer-Their owners are in jail
What has happened to Mercy Lewis/John Proctor/Elizabeth Proctor/Giles? - correct
answer-Mercy has disppeared w Abigail, Proctor is arrested, Elizabeth is still in-prisoned,
and Gile is pressed to death during questioning
How has Rev. Hale's attitude toward the witchcraft proceedings changed? What is his
attitude toward Danforth and Hathorne? - correct answer-She is on the side of the people
now, he tries to convince them to confess to save themselves. He has little respect for them.
Danforth's attitude toward Hale has also changed. In what way? What has brought about his
change? - correct answer-He doesn't agree with him and thinks lower of him, Hale's changes
and the trials have brought this change
Explain the disappearance of Abigail Williams. How might her disappearance affect the
trials? - correct answer-She stole money from Parris and told him she was staying a night w
Mercy Lewis and she vanished. She is the most influential in the trials so maybe they will let
more women go
Why does Reverend Parris fear a riot? (Andover is a clue...) - correct answer-Andover will
have no part in witchcraft
Why will Danforth not hear pleas for pardons or postponements? - correct answer-He sees it
as a sign of weakness and faltering
Explain why each of the following characters wants John and the other prisoners to confess.
Support your answers with evidence. - correct answer-Danforth: to prove he is
knowledgeable, a good judge, he was right
Parris: so his reputation isnt ruined/ Abigail would be like a "girl who cried wolf"
Hale: to save their lives
Describe the scene between John and Elizabeth. What do we learn about them as
individuals and as a couple from this heart-wrenching scene? - correct answer-They truly
love each other, John won't confess to something he hasnt done despite the torture,
Elizabeth assumes some responsibility for the situation
Explain John's attempt to confess. Be thorough as you explain the emotiona turmoil he
experiences. Include his final decision in your response. - correct answer-He doesnt want to
confess but he has to save himself, Danforths wants a signed confession from him, he says
he has confessed to God and that's enough, he is ordered to be hanged
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