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ACT THREE - Lines 15–30: Explain what Giles’ dialogue reveals about what he thinks is behind the witch hunt.ACT THREE - Lines 37–38: Consider the meaning of Herrick’s line of dialogue. Why is the line ironic and absurd? How does it relate to one of Miller’s themes?ACT THREE - Lines 45–47: What do the stage directions reveal about Judge Hathorne? What can the reader predict about how he might treat the women’s cases?ACT THREE - Lines 105–111: What do we learn about Hale and Danforth’s characters from their dialogue in these lines? ACT THREE - Lines 138–151: What does Danforth’s dialogue in this section of the scene reveal about his character? What specifically in Francis’ response reveals him to be a courageous and upstanding character?ACT THREE - Lines 152–156: What might be motivating Mary to keep her “eyes to the ground” at this point in the scene?ACT THREE - Lines 176–199: Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist in these lines? ACT THREE - Lines 245–253: Why do you think Danforth’s eyes narrow when he is questioning Proctor? What do the stage directions for Proctor in line 252 reveal about Proctor?ACT THREE - Lines 256–294: In the dialogue of Cheever, Parris, and Hale, who is aligned with Danforth? Who is on Proctor’s side? How can you tell?ACT THREE - Lines 316–329: Infer Danforth’s reason for telling Proctor that his wife is pregnant in response to Proctor’s claim that Mary will admit to lying to the court.ACT THREE - Line 352: What does Proctor’s line reveal about his character?ACT THREE - Lines 356–413: Explain why Parris is so insistent in his belief that Proctor wishes to overthrow the court.ACT THREE - Lines 417–423: What does Parris hope to achieve by stating that all “innocent and Christian” people are happy for the courts in Salem?ACT THREE - Lines 497–541: How does Giles serve as a foil for Proctor?ACT THREE - Lines 539–580: How does the judges’ insistence that Giles name the man who can support his story about Putnam qualify as a plot complication? ACT THREE - Lines 605–618: What do the stage directions describe? What mood do they help set?ACT THREE - Lines 621–644: Explain why Proctor is considered the protagonist of The Crucible. Consider the main events of the plot so far and analyze their connections to Proctor.ACT THREE - Lines 673–697: Review Danforth’s speech closely and pay attention to what he says about the need for lawyers in this case. What do you think is the playwright’s point of view about the need for lawyers to represent people’s interests?ACT THREE - Lines 708–730: What do these lines reveal about the feelings and attitudes of each of the characters?ACT THREE - Lines 799–830: Explain why Abigail can be considered an antagonist in The Crucible. What specific events or dialogue in this scene support this idea?ACT THREE - Lines 831–840: Why does Hathorne continue to oppose Proctor? Consider what you have already learned about the character in this act, what his dialogue in lines 839–840 tells them, and what he has at stake.ACT THREE - Lines 882–919: How does the dialogue in these lines relate to the central problem of the play? How does it complicate its resolution?ACT THREE - Lines 916–923: Describe what these lines reveal about Danforth’s state of mind.ACT THREE - Lines 951–987: Explain what it will mean if Mary Warren is able to faint.ACT THREE - Lines 990–998: Explain Mary Warren’s speech in these lines in your own words. How does it express a warning from Miller about peer pressure?ACT THREE - Lines 1035–1055: Review Abigail’s stage directions in line 1038 and Mary’s response in the following line. Why does Mary “plead” with Abigail? What do Mary and Proctor have at stake?ACT THREE - Lines 1060–1072: Identify the climax of the play. How might Proctor’s confession change the outcome of the plot? ACT THREE - Lines 1139–1147: Analyze Danforth’s line, “And let you knock before you enter.” What does this line reveal about his character? Is the line surprising in any way? Explain your response.ACT THREE - Lines 1198–1247: Why, in line 1227, is Elizabeth “in agony”?ACT THREE - Lines 1198–1247: How is the interrogation of Elizabeth Proctor a plot complication?ACT THREE - Lines 1284–1351: Infer what motivates Abigail to pretend to see the yellow bird. Why do the other girls mimic Mary’s dialogue?ACT THREE - Lines 1356–1390: Infer multiple reasons why Danforth starts to believe that Mary Warren is indeed possessed by the Devil when he says, in lines 1369–1371, “Why did you turn about this past two weeks? You have seen the Devil, have you not”?ACT THREE - Lines 1420–1460: Review Mary Warren’s dialogue in lines 1445–1449. How do Proctor’s words from the end of Act Two come back to haunt him in this part of the scene?ACT THREE - Lines 1461–1468: Review the dialogue and stage directions that describe Mary Warren’s screaming. When the stage directions describe Abigail as reaching out to Mary “out of her infinite charity,” how is this an example of irony on the playwright’s part? Think about what you know about Abigail’s character up to this point. ACT THREE - Lines 1483–1492: Explain how Proctor’s final speech conveys a message from the playwright.ACT THREE - Lines 1495–1503: How is Hale a foil for Danforth? ................
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