Final Exam Questions For The Crucible

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The Crucible: Act I
1. The irony in that sentence would have to be the fact that 100% back in those days they believed that anything fun was consider a witch trait and they had to be killed. They denied the pleasure of dancing and if you happened to be a women/female and someone blamed you for witchcraft, there is no proof to help you.

2. If you ever got someone mad and they felt like it, they could blame you for witchcraft. It didn’t matter if there was proof or not because how could you prove you’re not a witch.

3. Tituba: was a slave that was blamed of being a witch by Abigail and her friends. She was the one that was helping Mrs.Putman figure out who killed her babies.
Abigail: She is the servant of John Proctor, but she happens to help him in more than one way. She happens to be his lover and is thought to have seen flying by Mrs. Putnam. …show more content…

4. She (Mrs. Putnam) lied and said she had seen Abigail floating in the air, dancing cynically. Even thought she was with Tituba trying to figure out who killed her babies.
5. Thomas Putnam is mad just because he feels like the town does not appreciate or respect him enough. Also the town rejected his candidacy for minister.
6. He is afraid that his reputation will be ruined and he worries about what other may say about him. He always feels the need to remind Abigail of everything he has done for her.

7. Mary is worry about getting caught in the lies, but Abby would much rather say they were bewitched than admit they were dancing in the

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