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What questions ask about The Crucible Act 2? ›

When Proctor kisses his wife, what does her reaction show about her feelings? Miller writes: "She receives it." Elizabeth does not return the affection; she allows herself to be kissed. This action demonstrates their aloofness and lack of intimacy.

What main events happened in Act 2 of The Crucible? The Proctors' maid, Mary, makes a poppet in court. Later at home, Abigail pretends to have been stabbed in the stomach with a needle. When the court clerk finds Elizabeth Proctor with Mary's poppet, he accuses her of harming Abigail by using the poppet for witchcraft.

She gives Elizabeth a poppet (a rag doll, essentially) that she made in court. Mary tells the Proctors that there are now 39 people arrested. She breaks down and starts crying. Mary reveals that Goody Osburn is set to hang, but Sarah Good confessed, so she will live.

Elizabeth and Proctor argue again. Scene 2 reveals the impact of the witch trials and the frenzy they have created in Salem, reinforcing the theme of how easily a mob can be influenced. Suddenly the townspeople revere the youth of the town, namely Abigail and the other girls, as instruments of God.

“If she is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God's fingers?”

The Crucible themes of reputation, honor, and integrity are shown in several instances throughout the play. Many characters in the play wrestle with the decision to protect their reputation or their honor and integrity.

Halfway through the first act, Arthur Miller gives us a brief scene of John Proctor and Abigail together, revealing they have had a sexual affair. Abigail is still in love with John, and wants to believe that he is still in love with her (even after he says he is not).

Why did Abigail sleep with Proctor? ›

Abigail sleeps with John Proctor because she wants to, not caring about his marriage. When she's kicked out of the Proctor house and sent back to her uncle's, she's upset, not because she loves John, but because of the loss of her good reputation.

Elizabeth knows about Proctor's affair. She tells Proctor that she forgives him, but a lingering distrust plagues her. Even though Proctor has remained faithful for the past seven months and is truly sorry for his affair, Elizabeth faces difficulty moving beyond the past.

Another example of situational irony in the second act of the play is when Elizabeth says that “Pray God, it hurt my heart to strip her, poor rabbit.” This shows situational irony because later in the play when Elizabeth is accused of being a witch, she is accused of being cruel and cold blooded.

Elizabeth Proctor is accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams because Abigail wants to marry Elizabeth's husband, John, with whom she had an affair while serving in the Proctor household. “She wants me dead,” says Elizabeth of Abigail, and indeed, Abigail does intend for Elizabeth to die.

The three main symbols of The Crucible are the poppet, the gavel, and the hunt for witches that occurs throughout the play. This play is meant to illustrate the danger of making unwarranted accusations.

John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of God, his wife Elizabeth, and himself. True, Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however, he lacks the capacity to forgive himself.

Cheever tells Proctor and Hale that Abigail has charged Elizabeth with attempted murder. Cheever says that Abigail was stabbed with a needle while eating at Parris' house, and Abigail accused Elizabeth's spirit of stabbing her.

Fourteen people are now in jail. If these accused witches do not confess, they will be hanged. Whoever Abigail and her troop name as they go into hysterics is arrested for bewitching the girls.

In Act 2, the value of reputation in Salem starts to butt heads with the power of hysteria and fear to sway people's opinions (and vengeance to dictate their actions). Rebecca Nurse, a woman whose character was previously thought to be unimpeachable, is accused and arrested.

Act 2, Scene 2

Summary: Romeo stands below Juliet's balcony, marveling at her beauty. Not knowing he's there, Juliet speaks, wondering why Romeo must be a Montague, and she a Capulet. She thinks a name is simply a word, and it would be easy for Romeo to take a new name, and therefore not be forbidden to her.

Why did Miller remove Act 2 Scene 2? ›

By excluding the scene, Miller eliminates the unfavourable danger of jeopardizing the credibility of the characters due to the inconsistency of descriptions, heightens the dramatic effect when Proctor confesses in…show more content…

What is the ultimate irony of The Crucible? The Crucible is a play that illustrates the ridiculousness of the Salem Witch Trials. It depicts a court that is based on hypocrisy and falsehoods. This sarcastic form makes the entire play an example of verbal irony.

The rhetorical situation has three components: the context, the audience, and the purpose of the speech.

Another famous example of rhetorical questions comes from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?

The Crucible portrays external conflicts between John Proctor and his wife, Proctor and Abigail, and Proctor and the court. Proctor's internal conflicts, revolving around morality, are also important to the story line and the plot of this play.

Judge Danforth reveals that Elizabeth Proctor reported that she was pregnant and that her pregnancy will spare her from hanging for a year. He asks if John Proctor still wants to present his evidence and Proctor says that he must. Judge Danforth tells John Proctor that Elizabeth is pregnant.

The play was originally written as a direct criticism of McCarthyism, the practice of making accusations without proper regard for evidence. Therefore, the main idea of the play is to encourage people to remain calm during crisis situations and to not jump to the worst conclusions.

Abigail uses her authority to create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. She threatens the other girls with violence if they refuse to go along with her plans, and she does not hesitate to accuse them of witchcraft if their loyalty proves untrue.

The play's climax comes when Proctor finally confesses the affair with Abigail, at last releasing the guilt of his sins and sacrificing his good name to save his wife. His sacrifice is in vain as Elizabeth, seeking to protect her husband's reputation, refuses to verify his story, and Mary accuses Proctor of witchcraft.

Who lost 7 babies in The Crucible? ›

Ann Putnam

Thomas Putnam's wife. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only Ruth Putnam survived. The other seven died before they were a day old, and Ann is convinced that they were murdered by supernatural means.

Readers first encounter Elizabeth through the words of Abigail, who describes Elizabeth as a “bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman.” When Elizabeth enters the action of the play in the second act, we immediately see that Abigail is the liar: Elizabeth is anything but bitter and sniveling.

In Miller's work, Proctor is 30 and is romantically involved with 17-year-old Abigail Williams. In real life, of course, Proctor was 60, Williams was 11, and the two may have not known each other at all before the hysteria escalated.

In a desperate plea to prove to Judge Danforth that Abigail and the rest of the girls were feigning their accusations, Proctor confesses to committing adultery with Abigail.

In the story, flashbacks reveal that she was hanged for her part in the witch trials.

What gift does Mary Warren present to Elizabeth? Mary Warren gives Elizabeth a poppet (small doll) that she made while in court.

Elizabeth lies to protect her husband by denying all knowledge of the affair between Proctor and Abigail. It is an example of dramatic irony that Elizabeth, a woman who supposedly never lies, tells this untruth and ends up condemning her husband as a liar and making Abigail seem believable once more.

As readers we encounter three forms of irony in The Crucible—dramatic Irony, situational irony, and verbal irony.

His desire to remain honest and his desire to preserve his family tear him in two. Proctor believes that God will forgive him if he confesses, because, as Hale states, "life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it."

Of the major characters, Abigail is the least complex. She is clearly the villain of the play, more so than Parris or Danforth: she tells lies, manipulates her friends and the entire town, and eventually sends nineteen innocent people to their deaths.

Who is the most guilty in The Crucible? ›

You Found It! Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials as a result of accusing others. Abigail constantly lies throughout The Crucible to make sure she does not get caught.

Elizabeth realizes that she bears part of the blame for the affair because she has been a cold, suspicious wife in response to her own insecurities.

The poppet in The Crucible was used as a symbol for the loss of innocence of Salem, humanity's ability to be manipulated, and chance.

Poppets are sometimes referred to as “voodoo” dolls. Those dolls were believed to have supernatural powers of witchcraft, and were used to harm people. In this story, the poppet given to Elizabeth symbolizes both victimization and power.

The dagger that Parris finds represents the potential for violence that is just below the surface in Salem. Danforth and Parris realize that public sentiment for the court is shifting. Their actions at this point are notable.

Prediction: Rebecca Nurse will die, and all the other people accused will also die.

Additionally in Act Two, she increases her exploitation to a prodigious scale. During this act, Abigail pulls a needle from her stomach claiming that it was Elizabeth Proctor's spirit trying to kill her; therefore, causing Elizabeth to be arrested for witch craft at the end of the act (Miller 1176-1177).

John Proctor is the protagonist and Abigail Williams is the antagonist.

Her employer threatens to beat her and so she concedes to discredit Abigail for him, perhaps because she is in a servant position. However, by the second act, things begin to change as Mary recognizes her authority in the Salem court proceedings. She gradually begins to gain power, and she is no longer hesitant.

Abigail is the antagonist of the play. She stands opposed to John Proctor, even though she claims to love him and want to be with him. Her refusal to believe that their affair is over, and her desire for revenge on John and his wife, Elizabeth, drive the action of the play.

What are 3 themes in The Crucible? ›

Hale realizes that good intentions and a firm commitment to God governed his own actions. However, he also realizes that he may have imprisoned innocent people and condemned to death those individuals who refused to confess to something they did not do.

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there is one person that has power over everyone in Salem, Massachusetts. When thinking of powerful people, few would think of a young girl, but in The Crucible Abigail Williams has the most power.

Abigail denies she has done anything wrong and blames Elizabeth entirely. Readers will soon learn that Abigail did have an affair with John Proctor, but this moment shows how much Abigail hates Elizabeth Proctor as well as her willingness to lie.

Act 2. We learn via Cheever that Abigail has charged Elizabeth Proctor as a witch (Act 2, p. 69).

Of the major characters, Abigail is the least complex. She is clearly the villain of the play, more so than Parris or Danforth: she tells lies, manipulates her friends and the entire town, and eventually sends nineteen innocent people to their deaths.