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Collections Grade 11 Guiding QuestionsCollection 6The Crucible by Arthur Miller ACT TWORead the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.Lines 1–42: Come up with words and short phrases to describe the way Elizabeth responds to Proctor. What does her dialogue reveal about her feelings towards Proctor in the beginning of this scene? Cite a specific stage direction to support your answer.Lines 22–26: Review Proctor’s line of dialogue in line 22. What does he mean that the rabbit walking in “is a good sign”? What does this reveal about his character? Review Elizabeth’s response in lines 24–25. What does her dialogue reveal about her character? Lines 101–112: How does Mary becoming an official of the court qualify as a plot complication?Lines 114–119: What do we learn about the progress of the witch hunt from Elizabeth’s dialogue in these lines? Lines 147–153: Read the stage directions in these lines. They both use the word “quietly.” Explain the difference between each character’s motivations to speak quietly in this moment.Lines 201–211: Decipher the rich figurative language in these lines and infer what it must have been like around the Proctors’ house. Lines 215–235: Describe the nature of the personal conflict between Proctor and Elizabeth. How might their argument echo the action of the play at large? Lines 281–288: How does the mood of the scene change when Mary Warren reveals that Goody Osburn has been sentenced to hang?Lines 309–372: What do both the stage directions and Mary Warren’s dialogue tell you about her character?Lines 310–360: How could Mary be seen as a foil for Elizabeth?Lines 402–421: What do the stage directions in these lines suggest about what people were allowed to do to their servants during the time in which the play is set?Lines 419–431: How does the event described in these lines qualify as a plot complication?Lines 460–461: Infer who Elizabeth thinks “she” is in her statement in line 460. Lines 502–513: Explain why you think Miller puts stage directions in quotes. What is revealed about the character of Elizabeth in these moments?Lines 520–546: Identify the climax of this scene. Cite specifics in the text to help explain your reasoning.Lines 584–588: What does the stage direction in line 586 indicate about Hale’s emotional state at that moment? Lines 655–664: What does Proctor’s dialogue reveal about his feelings for Parris? How might Proctor’s dialogue relate to a larger theme of the play?Lines 700–703: Review Hale’s line of dialogue where he asks Elizabeth if she knows the Ten Commandments. What event might this foreshadow, based on what you already have read?Lines 700–766: Describe the mood of this scene based on the stage directions. Lines 794–798: Why does Miller add italics to the word “confessed”? What does the emphasis on the word reveal about Hale’s character?Lines 805–817: Explain how Hale’s request for Proctor to testify in court is an example of raising Proctor’s stakes.Lines 866–924: How can the arrests of the wives of Giles and Francis be seen as plot complications?Lines 939–967: What motivates Cheever to come and arrest Elizabeth? Cite evidence from dialogue or stage directions in your response.Lines 957–973: Why does Elizabeth’s arrest qualify as a complication of the plot? How does it build on previous plot complications?Lines 1013–1057: Review this section about the poppet and explain how it is an example of dramatic irony.Lines 1047–1099: Tell whether Mary knows about Abigail’s accusation against Elizabeth. Lines 1132–1143: What sentence in Proctor’s speech states one of Miller’s central themes? Explain what the sentence means and how it relates to the theme.Lines 1154–1163: Consider the stage direction that describes Proctor as not being able to look at Elizabeth. What do you think motivates this behavior?Lines 1174–1201: Look for specific stage directions that describe sounds. How do these sounds help establish the mood of the scene? Make sure to refer to specific sounds listed in the text.Lines 1282–1296: Analyze the meaning of Proctor’s speech and tell how it relates to the central conflict of the play. ................
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