When Hale comes and visits John and Elizabeth Proctor; he wants to investigate the people who are accused in court. Elizabeth and Proctor are astonished when Hale mentions that Rebecca Nurse has been accused of witchcraft. In the Crucible Rebecca Nurse is pictured as a saint throughout the play. The first clue that shows Hale is beginning to notice something wrong is when Rebecca’s been charged by saying “God forbid such a one be charged” (Miller 1210). Towards the end of Act II he starts to have some suspicion on what is going on because now Elizabeth Proctor is accused of witchcraft.
B. 2. What do they predict for Banquo? 3. Explain the dramatic irony in the witches' first prediction.
Why is she antagnostic toward Elizibeth Proctor ? Why has she been asked leave her home? Why does she tell John what happened to Betty? * Abigal feels that Proctor hates her and that Proctor is a gossiping liar. She’s been asked to leave because Ann asked them to go out to the forest with Ruth and Tituba because Ann wanted them to see why her kids died.
As a result of Betty’s illness, Tituba was asked to bake a “witchcake” in order to figure out what was causing Betty Parris to have these strange symptoms. She was later accused of witchcraft by Betty and
Not only does she deny doing witchcraft, she also manages to accuse Tituba of having full responsibility while she is the one who starts the whole thing. At the end of the chapter, she also frames some other citizens, saying that she sees them with the Devil. Her affair with John Proctor is furthermore exposed to the audience. Betty, Reverend Parris’s daughter, reveals that Abigail attempts to drink blood as a charm in order to kill Elizabeth Proctor, who is John Proctor’s wife. Moreover, when Reverend Parris confronts Abigail about being fired by Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail denies any wrongdoings.
What influences did he have? Remember his own ambition. Quote (Witches, Lady Macbeth) Who were the people affected by his choice? Discuss how Macbeth is seen by others at the start of play (‘Noble Macbeth’) Do you think it was right for him to do what he did? Discuss time period.
Abigail show herself to be an even more mischievous character by accusing Tituba of Witchcraft, and wrong doing. Tituba in turn is held in suspicion of being a witch and is threatened with the taking of her life if she refuses to talk about her supposed involvement with the devil. She blames others about witchcraft even though she is the one believing it. She is the "leader" of the girls; she tells them what to do and when to do it. For example when they were in the court room and she was brought in to testify against Mary Warren the girls kept repeating what Abigail said and they did everything she
Schelby Christman English III Block 2 Character Analysis The word of witchcraft runs wild through the town in the play The Crucible. The act of witchcraft was charged on many people, and was all started by a teenage girl named, Abigail Williams. John Proctor was one of the many people charged. Throughout this time Proctor shows characteristics of honesty, braveness, and loyalty. Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, was also charged with witchcraft.
Finding witches seemed to become a crusade. It seemed to me as if they were out to slater women that stood out. There was an end to all this. When men started to stand up for their wives and daughters the Salem hysteria began to take a turn. The Salem witch trial and the role of a woman during this era were difficult.
She begins accusing people of witchcraft to cover up her own lies and the accusations lead to 19 deaths by hanging. In the court, Abigail pretends to see the spirit of Mary Warren walking on the rafters in the courthouse. The two people who believe that Abigail lies are Reverend Hale and John Proctor, yet Abigail’s act convinces