Act 1 Quiz Review

 A container made of a substance that can resist great heat for melting; The hollow at the bottom of an ore furnace, where the molten melt; A severe test or trial  A play on hardships and trials a single individual or group faces.

 Miller describes the Purtians’ view of the forest as an evil place ruled by the Devil.  Theocracy means they have a God-centered society

 Salem, Massachusetts, 1692

 Betty has became ill, and wants Rev. Hale to confirm her illness to see if it’s related to possible witchcraft.

 His daughter and niece dancing.  A naked woman running through the trees.

 A house maid and caretaker

 He is a greedy man with many accusations against the people of Salem.  The babies were murdered by the midwife.

 Dancing around a boiling pot casting spells with Tituba to call upon Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters.  Chicken blood – a potion that was supposed to harm Elizabeth Proctor

 He had an affair with Abigail.

 Assuming there’s witchcraft taking place in the town, calling for unexpected meetings, not mentioning God in church.  They are not all as Godly as they pretend to be, all have secrets

He says that Christians tend to believe in diabolism- that all good things in the world are from ‘their side’ and all bad things are from evil (the devil). Anyone who disagrees with you must be evil.

 Loaded down with half a dozen heavy books.

 Abigail: Nervous, scared, anxious, cautious  Ann Putnam: Satisfied, confident  Mercy Lewis: Frightened, nervous

 He asks her questions in a way that he gives her ideas as to who to accuse of witchcraft (Goody Good and Goody Osborne).

 Tituba: My Betty be hearty soon?

 Parris: Minister of the Salem church.  Putnam: A greedy wealthy citizen of Salem.  Hale: Minister and expert on witchcraft.  Rebecca Nurse: Well respected woman of Salem who many look up to.

 Overwhelming, we just learned of several community members of Salem that were said to be influenced by the devil.