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Crucible Act II Guided Notes

This document provides notes on key events and characters from Act II of The Crucible. It discusses Hale's motivation for visiting the Proctors' home, the townspeople's growing hysteria, and the increasing tension between Elizabeth and Proctor as their relationship becomes more unhappy and secretive. Proctor is shown to keep things from Elizabeth as the gender roles in their marriage are highlighted through his solitary actions in their home.

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Crucible Act II Guided Notes

This document provides notes on key events and characters from Act II of The Crucible. It discusses Hale's motivation for visiting the Proctors' home, the townspeople's growing hysteria, and the increasing tension between Elizabeth and Proctor as their relationship becomes more unhappy and secretive. Proctor is shown to keep things from Elizabeth as the gender roles in their marriage are highlighted through his solitary actions in their home.

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Crucible Act II Notes

● Characterization
○ Elizabeth -
○ Proctor -
○ Hale -
○ Mary Warren -
○ Abigail -
○ Giles -
● Supporting evidence
○ Accusations being more valued than physical proof -
○ Hale’s motivation for visiting Proctor’s house -
○ The priority of constant practice of the Christian faith -
● Literary device: Allusion
○ An allusion is a direct reference to something culturally or historically unknown.
○ When Elizabeth is discussing Abigail with Proctor, what does Elizabeth allude to?
(Miller 52-53).
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● Explain how Hale feels in regards to the Proctors’ accusation of witchcraft.
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● Explain the significance of the needle in the “poppet.”
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● Is there a character’s name that seems to be ironic in Act II? How is this character’s
name ironic?
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● Do you think that Proctor would’ve confronted Abigail if Hale hadn’t visited the Proctors’
home? Why or why not?
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● Why is Mary Warren so fearful of Abigail? (Think back to Act I.) Do you think that Mary
Warren will keep Proctor’s adultery a secret still? Why or why not?
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● Theme: Hysteria
○ The townspeople -
○ Sarah Good -
○ Mary Warren -
○ Hale -
○ Cheever -
● Explain how this excerpt from the beginning of Act II describes the points below.
Elaborate further with details from the text.
○ “​He glances about the room as he comes toward the fireplace, then halts for an
instant as he hears her singing. He continues on to the fireplace, leans the gun
against the wall as he swings a pot out of the fire and smells it. Then he lifts out
the ladle and tastes. He is not quite pleased. He reaches to a cupboard, takes a
pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot. As he is tasting again, her footsteps are
heard on the stair. He swings the pot into the fireplace and goes to a basin and
washes his hands and face. Elizabeth enters​” (Miller 49).
→ Unhappiness in the Proctors’ relationship
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→ Proctor is very secretive, especially towards Elizabeth
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→ Gender roles in the Proctors’ relationship
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