The Crucible Act 1

What is Reverend Parris upset about in the opening act I of the crucible?

What is Reverend Parris upset about in the opening act I of the crucible?

His daughters condition and possible connection to her inappropriate activities in the woods

From the comments of Parris in the Crucible, Act I, his concern for his daughter seems primarily based on his

Anxiety about his reputation

In the Crucible, Act I, how does Reverend Parris belief in the supernatural affect his response to his daughters illness?

He seeks help from Reverend Hale

In the Crucible, Act I, Thomas Putnam's attitude towards reverend Parris is one of

Contempt

This passage is from the background information from beginning of the Crucibke Act I. For what detail that comes out later in Act I does this information prepare you?
"Long held hatred of neighbors could now be openly expressed, and vengeance taken, despite the Bible's charitable injunctions. Land-lust which had been expressed before by constant bickering over boundaries and deeds, could now be elevated to the arena of morality..."

Putnam arguing with Proctor about a piece of land to which both men lay claim

How does Mrs. Putnam justify sending Ruth to a Tituba in the first act of The Crucible?

Mrs. Putnam feels she deserves to know why she has had to endure the deaths of seven children

What did Rebecca Nurse do to Betty?

Calmed her down

Consider Tituba's state of mind when she began naming names in Act I of the Crucible. What can you infer about her motivation?

She was afraid of Reverend Hale and thought naming names would save her from punishment

Given the following stage directions from Act I, what can readers conclude about Tituba's behavior at the end of the scene? "She enters as one does who can no longer be barred from the sight of her beloved, but she is also very frightened, because her slave sense has warned her that, as always, trouble in the house eventually lands on her back.

She is so sure trouble will come upon her, that she plays along with hale as he pushes her for information

In Act I, what can the reader infer about Salem, based on the fact that Reverend Hale asks Giles Corey why his wife is hiding books and reading them

Reading books was a suspicious activity

Mrs. Putnam believes that witches put spells on her babies and killed them

True

Proctor is a weak man, bitter and full of malice

False

Abigail was Parris' niece. She wanted to take Rebecca's place as John Proctor's wife.

False

Parris was well-liked and in complete control of his congregration

False

Mary wants Abby to tell the truth about the happenings in the woods

True

Rebecca believes the girls were bewitched

False

Ingratiating

charming; agreeable; pleasing; deliberately meant to gain favor

Tituba was Proctor's slave woman from Barbados

False. She was Parris' slave woman from Barbados