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1. Why does Parris send for Reverend Hale?
2. What does Mrs. Putnam believe happened to her babies?
3. What conflict exists between Abigail and Proctor?
4. What is a source of disagreement between Proctor and Putnam?
5. To what does Tituba confess?
6. Notebook Write a timeline of the key events in Act 1 of The Crucible. Include
important events mentioned in the text that occur before the action of the play begins.

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Answer: 1. he thought his daughter was sick.

2. putnam believed her children were killed.

3. proctor and abigail liked eachother

4. proctor wanted ownership of lumber but putnam claimed that his grandfather gave him the land

5. she would confess to witchcraft

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After reading the play "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller, we can answer the questions about the characters and the plot in the following manner:

  1. Reverend Hale has studied demonic arts and witchcraft. Parris sends for him because he is afraid his daughter might be possessed.
  2. Mrs. Putnam believes her babies have died because the midwife present at their birth was involved in witchcraft.
  3. Abigail and Proctor had been lovers. Now that he does not want to see her anymore, she wants revenge.
  4. The two disagree over the ownership of land.
  5. Tituba confesses to witchcraft. She was afraid of being hanged, which is why she confessed.
  6. A brief timeline of events in Act 1 is the following:
  • Proctor and Abigail have an affair;
  • Abigail takes the girls and Tituba to the forest to practice witchcraft and curse Proctor;
  • Parris sees his daughter in the forest. She faints and seems to be sick.
  • People start to look for a reason why Betty (Parris's daughter) is acting that way. They are looking for someone to blame.
  • Tituba is accused, but is not condemned.
  • The girls end up accusing other people, including Proctor.

What is "The Crucible" about?

  • "The Crucible" is a play about the Salem witch trials. The trials are famous to this day for condemning people after accusations of witchcraft. Several innocent people ended up hanged.
  • The characters in the play are motivated by their desire for revenge, their fears, and their blind faith. They see witchcraft and supernatural causes behind every behavior, every word.
  • Proctor is accused of witchcraft. He refuses to confess to it, like others would do to save their lives. In the end, even though he is innocent, he ends up hanged.

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