Act III Study Guide
The Crucible
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- "I have no love for Mr. Proctor. it is no secret. But God I surely love."
- John states his reason for not attending church services. he has no respect for Mr. Parris and despises everything that he stands for, therefore, he does not attend church. John Proctor worships God in his home instead.
- "The pure in heart need no lawyers."
- Mr. Danforth tells Mr. Proctor that he does not need a lawyer to present his argument if he is telling the truth. Unfortunately, in Salem, as in the world today, this advice does not hold true.
- "Do that which is good, and no harm shall come to thee."
- John Proctor quotes what the angel raphael said to the boy Tobais in the Bible when talking to Mary warren. he is trying to assure her that she will be safe as long as she sticks to the truth. he tells her that this will save her and should be her strength.
- "Hale:There is prodigious fear of this court in the country- Danforth: Then there is a prodigious guilt in the country."
- Hale is trying to convince Danforth that he should not hear any arguments from the gentlemen without lawyers present. He is trying to save their lives. He tells Danforth that the people fear the court, and that should not be. Danforth states that only people who fear the court are those that are guilty.
- "I cannot lie no more. I am with God, i am with God."
- Mary Warren says this as she begins to tell the truth to the court. Ironically, before the act is over, Mary Warren repeats these words as she goes back to the lies of the other girls and begs them to accept her back with them."
- "My wife is innocent, except she knew a whore when she saw one."
- John Proctor makes this statement as he confesses his adultery to the court in order to prove Abigail's untrustworthiness. He states that the only reason Elizabeth was even accused was because Abigail was jealous.
- "There are them that cannot sing, and them that cannot weep- my wife cannot lie."
- John states this in response to Judge Danforth's question about Elizabeth's honesty. The judge wants to know if Elizabeth will be able to corroborate John's testimony about Abigail's harlotry. The ironic part is that Elizabeth, who has always been totally honest, lies to protect John a moment later.
- "...When you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud- God damn our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!"
- John Proctor states his disgust for all the men in the town, especially the court. He believes that God is dead and that every man who stands by and accepts the rulings of the court will be damned to hell."
- Who arrives in court to provide proof of the girls' fraud?
- GIles Corey, Francis Nurse, John proctor, and Mary Warren
- What evidence do the men give that John Proctor is not a good Christian?
- John doesn't go to church weekly, he plows on Sundays. He ripped the arrest warrant and damned the court when Cheever arrived to arrest Elizabeth Proctor.
- What does John Proctor say is proof of the women's reputations?
- "Excellency, does it not strike upon you that so many of these women have lived so long with such upright reputations, and..."
- What does Elizabeth Proctor claim?
- That she is pregnant
- How many people signed the declaration defending Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, and Elizabeth Proctor?
- 91 people
- How does Giles Corey explain his expertise in writing legal documents?
- "I am thirty-three time in court in my life. And always plaintiff, too."
- Why won't Giles reveal the name of his source of information?
- "He'll lay in jail if I give his name!...I Will not give you no name. I mentioned my wife's name once and I'll burn in hell long enough for that. i stand mute."
- What does John say is Mary's rock?
- What the angel Raphael said to the boy Tobais. "Do that which is good and no harm shall come to thee."
- Which soul does Hale say he has "signed away"?
- "I have not this morning signed away the soul of Rebecca Nurse, Your Honor. I'll not conceal it, my hand shakes yet as with a wound! I pray you, sir, this argument let lawyers present to you."
- Why was Abigail put out of the church?
- laughing during prayer
- What does Mr. Parris now say he saw in the forest?
- he claims that he only saw them dancing, but none of them were naked.
- What do the men request of Mary Warren to prove her innocence?
- Faint on cue.
- How does Abigail threaten Mr. Danforth?
- "Let you beware, Mr. Danforth. Think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? beware of it!"
- How do the girls accuse Mary Warren?
- -Claiming that she is making them cold by sending out her spirit in the form of a cold wind -Repeating everything she says -Claiming that she is sending out her spirit in the form of a bird and trying to rip out their eyes.
- How does John stop their act?
- Without warning out hesitation, proctor leaps at Abigail and, grabbing her by the hair pulls her to her feet. She screams in pain... and out of it all comes Proctor's roaring voice: "How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore!"
- What reason does does john give for Abigail's actions?
- "But it is a whore's vengeance, and you must see it."
- What do the girls claim to see?
- Marry Warren in the form of a yellow bird walking the celing beams waiting to tear out their eyes.