She confesses that there is no witchcraft. What is her confession, and why does she change her mind? She lies all the time and she is not trustworthy whatsoeverĪct I: When Susanna exits, Abigail makes a confession to Parris, which she recants near the end of Act I. They left England to gain freedom but in the new world they persecuted all those who were different no freedomĪct I: When Abigail enter, she is described as “a strikingly beautiful girl…with an endless capacity for dissembling.” What does the phrase “endless capacity for dissembling” suggest? The Puritans lived simple lives with no fancy furnitureĪct I: What Puritan primary fear is apparent in the philosophy, “In unity still lay the best promise of safety”?Įveryone is the same if someone were to be different they were seen as working with the devil in some wayĪct I: Explain the significance of the forest to the Puritans.ĭangerous the Native Americans often killed animals in there and were scared of interacted with themĪct I: Explain the irony in the Puritans’ pilgrimage to Salem to escape persecution. To introduce the characters and also compare the Puritans and the 1950’s AmericaĪct I: What does the “spareness” of the Puritan setting reveal about the lives of the townspeople of Salem? The inflexible judge in the witch trials distant ancestor of Nathaniel HawthorneĪct I: What purpose does the overture serve? Rebecca’s husband argues over land with Putnam John’s wife pregnant while John in jail supposedly never lies but did to try to save her husband famous for his study of witchcraft and witches Prominent landholder in Salem married to Martha arrested for withholding evidenceĪnother minister from Beverly, Mass. Prominent citizen of Salem famous for her virtue and charity later hung for witchcraft Prominent landholder and farmer in Salem had affair with Abigail later taken to jail for witchcraft The Proctor’s servant one of the accusers replaced Abigail The Putnam’s servant one of the accusers friend of Abigail Parris’ niece and chief among the accusers formerly a servant in the Proctor householdīitter woman ho sides with the accusers mother of Ruth 7 children of hers have died Parris’ daughter one of the initial accusers The minister of Salem, Massachusetts the witch scare began with his daughter’s mysterious illnessġ0 years old Rev.
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