Class Notes



|Cornell Notes | |

|English 3 & English 3 Honors |Name: _____________________________________________ |

|Topic: The Crucible: ACT 3 | |

|Act III (1:05:17-1:36:40) |Date: _________________ __________Period: ____________ |

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|Questions/Main Ideas: | |

|In the beginning of this act, how does the | |

|weather reflect the mood and themes? | |

|How is Judge Danforth characterized? Support | |

|your response with a specific detail. | |

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|Why does Reverend Parris fear John Proctor and| |

|Mary Warren’s evidence? | |

|How is Elizabeth characterized by her husband?| |

|5.) Why doesn’t Proctor back down when he is | |

|informed that Elizabeth will not be hanged? | |

|6.) Judge Danforth states that “a person is | |

|either with this court or against it. There be| |

|no road between.” How do the court proceedings| |

|reflect this attitude? | |

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|7.) What accusation does Giles Corey make | |

|against Thomas Putnam? | |

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|8.) What irony is employed when Judge Danforth| |

|says to Giles Corey, “Oh? It is a proper | |

|lawyer?” What is his opinion of Giles Corey? | |

|9. Why is Judge Danforth reluctant to hear | |

|conflicting testimony? | |

|10.) Why has Reverend Hale lost faith in the | |

|court? | |

|11.) What is Abigail’s response to Danforth’s | |

|growing doubts? | |

|12.) What accusation does John Proctor make | |

|against Abigail? | |

|13.) Explain how dramatic irony in the scene | |

|in which Elizabeth is questioned. What is the | |

|effect of this irony? | |

|14.) Why does Elizabeth lie? What is ironic | |

|about Elizabeth’s lie? | |

|15.) What does Proctor mean when he says, “I | |

|say God is dead!”? | |

|16.) At the end of this scene, Proctor is | |

|standing in the water with his arms | |

|outstretched. Comment on the symbolism of this| |

|imagery. | |

|17.) In Act I, Abigail tells Proctor that she | |

|“never knew what pretense Salem was.” Explain | |

|how the witch trials bring to light these | |

|pretenses. | |

|Prediction: What do you predict will happen with the town based on what has transpired in Act 3? |

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Essential Question: Analyze the connections of the Puritan Values, as established in the beginning of our country, shown in The Crucible and how our values in America are today.

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