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The Crucible --Act 2--Part 1 Page 2, Lecture notes of Theology

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The Crucible --Act 2--Part 1
The Crucible: Analysis Questions: Act 2: Pages 601-605 49-55
Directions: Read pages 601-605 and complete the questions and activities below.
1. Theme Question: In Elizabeth’s mind, what is the only way to bring the rising hysteria in Salem to an end?
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2. Describe John and Elizabeth’s relationship and feelings towards each other?
***Add information about Elizabeth to your Character Chart.***
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3. Consider the central ideas and events of pages 601-605 and give the section a unique and descriptive title.
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The Crucible: Analysis Questions: Act 2: Pages 605-610 55-62
Directions: Read pages 605-610 and complete the questions and activities below.
4. How does Miller describe Mary?
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5. Mary says that the town now has hard proof that there are witches. Sarah Good could not recite the 10
commandments and this is proof that she is a witch. How does this show that the hysteria in the town is growing?
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6. Mary seems to believe her own lies at this point. What does this tell you about her character?
***Explain and add to your Character Chart.***
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7. Consider the central ideas and events of pages 605-610 and give the section a unique and descriptive title.
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The Crucible --Act 2--Part 1

The Crucible: Analysis Questions: Act 2: Pages 601-605 49-

Directions: Read pages 601-605 and complete the questions and activities below.

  1. Theme Question: In Elizabeth’s mind, what is the only way to bring the rising hysteria in Salem to an end?



  1. Describe John and Elizabeth’s relationship and feelings towards each other? _Add information about Elizabeth to your Character Chart._



  1. Consider the central ideas and events of pages 601-605 and give the section a unique and descriptive title. _______________________________________________________________

The Crucible: Analysis Questions: Act 2: Pages 605-610 55-

Directions: Read pages 605-610 and complete the questions and activities below.

  1. How does Miller describe Mary?



  1. Mary says that the town now has hard proof that there are witches. Sarah Good could not recite the 10 commandments and this is proof that she is a witch. How does this show that the hysteria in the town is growing?



  1. Mary seems to believe her own lies at this point. What does this tell you about her character? *****Explain and add to your Character Chart.*****



  1. Consider the central ideas and events of pages 605-610 and give the section a unique and descriptive title.

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The Crucible Vocabulary Act 2

Term Definition

Pallor

Ameliorate

Avidly

Base

Deference

Theology

Quail

Gingerly

Abominaon

Blasphemy

Complete the following sentences using the words above:

1. Mrs. Putnam insists that the reason her daughter is sick is due to some wicked ______________________

commied against her family.

2. Reverend Hale was called in to check on the girls because of his expert knowledge of Biblical

______________________.

3. It was Reverend Hale’s intenon to ______________________ the hysteria in Salem, but that’s not how

things developed upon his arrival.

4. Reverend Hale could see the sickening ______________________ of Revered Parris’s face when he arrived in

town to help with the sick girls.

5. Even though she denied it, Elizabeth did feel that John was acng ______________________ to her when

the argued about Abigail.

6. When John confesses he doesn’t believe that the girls are vicms of witchcra and denounces God by the

end of Act 3, his acts of ______________________ only hurt his reputaon.

7. Though he was angry that he was being quesoned about his Chrisanity, he showed upmost

______________________ to Reverend Hale.

8. John Proctor told Mary that she would not ______________________ in court as a result of Abigail’s threats;

he wanted her to be strong.

9. Mrs. Putnam ______________________ – and rather violently - pointed fingers at other women in the town

who she believed to have harmed her babies.

10. Unlike when she speaks to the girls, Abigail speaks _____________________ to John to show her affecon

for him.

The Crucible: Analysis Questions: Act 2: Pages 617-621 70-

  1. Which characters show up in this part of Act 2 and what is their purpose for arriving?

Character Purpose

  1. What do the officials find in the Proctor home that convinces them of Elizabeth’s guilt?




  1. Describe what happens in this part of Act 2 to escalate the drama and enhance the action?





  1. Give this section a unique title. __________________________________________________________________

Draw: Sketch a scene about what we’ve read so far.

The Crucible --Act 2--Part 3

The Crucible: Analysis Questions: Act 2: Pages 621-624 77-

Warm Up: Review: What was the last event to take place on page 621-624?




Directions: Read pages 621-624 and answer the questions that follow.

  1. Act 2 gives the reader more insight into John and Elizabeth’s characters. Choose a trait word for each character write it below and add the trait to your character chart.

Trait Word Evidence

John is For example,

Elizabeth is For example,

  1. Analyze quotations: What does Proctor mean when he says, “We are only what we always were, but naked now”?




  1. How and why does Abigail’s plan with the poppet work?



  1. Now that Act 2 is finished, consider the conflicts that were discussed. John and Elizabeth Proctor are both struggling in their marriage and within themselves. Mary has external conflicts with the Proctors. Reverend Hale is feeling conflicted about whether the Proctors can be trusted and now even a friend, Ezekiel Cheever seems to doubt their morality. What do you think it is about the Proctors that is causing these conflicts? Could they have avoided them? Explain.




  1. Give this section a unique title. _________________________________________________________