The Crucible- Act Four

Elizabeth is told that her husband, John Proctor will be hung. She then asks to speak with him. John is brought into the room and they are left alone. The discuss whether Proctor should confess or not and at the end he decides that he will indeed make his confession to the judge.
While Proctor was making his confession Mr. Cheever began to write everything he said. It was to be recorded and be posted up for the public to see. After the confession Proctor was asked to sign  his confession but he refused.

Proctor: "How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" pg133

After Proctor refuses to sign the written confession, the judge doubts if he is telling the truth. He gives this explanation as to why he won't sign. He ends up ripping the written confession and he gets hung.

Level Question:
Do you think that Proctor should have signed the confession?

The Crucible- Act Three

After questioning Elizabeth about Abby and Proctor the girls once again begin with their "visions".

Abigail, to the ceiling, in a genuine conversation with the "bird," as though trying to talk it out of her attacking her: "But God made my face; you cannot want to tear my face. Envy is a deadly sin, Mary." (pg 106)

Abigail begins to fake a "vision" again and this time she makes the accusation against Mary Warren. She says that her spirit is the "bird" she is seeing and that she wants to attack her. Mary is surprised at what Abby is doing and attempts to try to stop her but the other girls go along with Abigail and just mock Mary. Proctor wants Mary to say the truth about everything but even though Abigail has turned against her she still refuses to confess the truth.

This shows how Abigail really doesn't care who she hurts as long as she gets what she desires and doesn't get in trouble.

Level Question: 

Will what Abigail is doing to Mary Warren finally make her say that everything was all just pretend?

The Crucible- Act Three

Giles enters the court and interrupts it by saying he has evidence that that the girls have been lying. he is immediately taken out of the court then Mr. Proctor arrives with Mary Warren in attempt to make the judge hear his "evidence" against the girls. He makes Mary tell the judge how they never saw spirits and that they were just pretending. The judge seems surprised but he begins to question Mr. Proctor as Parris begins to say things that go against Proctor.

Danforth: "You are in all respect a Gospel Christian?"
Proctor: "I am, sir."
Parris: "Such a Christian that will not come to church but once in a month!" (pg84)

Proctor has "no love for Mr. Parris" and through this it is evident that Reverend Parris has no love for Proctor. While the judge is attempting to get to the conclusion of whether or not he will listen to the evidence Proctor says he has, Parris continues to interrupt. He makes the judge not really want to listen to Proctor nor believe him.

Level Questions: 
How do you think Proctor finally made Mary go with him to the court to declare that the entire time they were just pretending?


Is Mr. Proctors "evidence" enough to free his wife and the rest of the accused?