| Term | Definition |
|---|
| because she is pregnant | Why is Elizabeth not hanged? |
| to save his name/life | Why does Elizabeth lie to the Court about John's affair |
| by "pressing" | How is Giles Corey put to death? |
| Rev. Hale | Who sympathizes with the prisoners & tries to get them to confess? |
| John Proctor & Rebecca Hale | Who is hanged at the end of the play? |
| Abigail & Mercy | Who steals money from Rev. Parris & leaves town? |
| because the Court intends to nail it to the church door | Why does John Proctor tear up his signed confession? |
| Danforth | Who is the deputy governor who thinks it is more important to keep the reputation of the court than to seek justice? |
| Putnam | Who does Giles Corey think is making a grab for all the land? |
| Mary | Who testifies that she & the other girls were only pretending to be afflicted by withcraft? |
| to free his wife, Elizabeth | Why does Proctor confess to the affair with Abigail? |
| John Proctor | Who does Rev. Parris say only goes to church about once a month & plows on Sunday |
| so that his children can have his land & estate | How come Giles Corey does not give the court any answer? |
| Abigail | Who denies Mary's testimony that they are only pretending? |
| for contempt of court | Why is Giles Corey arrested? |
| Mary Warren | In court, who does Abigail accuse of bewitching them? |
| because she had an affair with John Proctor | Why does Elizabeth fire Abigail? |
| Reverend Hale | Who is starting to believe that Abigail & the others are making up their stories of withcraft? |
| John Proctor | In court, who does Mary say is the "devil's man"? |
| Hale | At the end of Act III, who denounces the proceedings & declares that he is quitting the court? |
| almost one hundred people | How many people does Elizabeth say have confessed to witchcraft? |
| he does so out of spite to his persecutors | Unlike Rebecca & Martha who don't confess to withcraft for religious convictions, why does John Proctor not confess? |
| that he will speak only about his own sins | What does John Proctor tell Danforth when he tries to pressure him to name other guilty parties? |
| he tells them that it is enough that the men have witnessed him admitting his alleged crimes | Why does Proctor hesitate to sign the confession? |
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