Question: Why did the Salem settlement need a theocracy? Why had the settlers begun to turn toward individualism?

Answer: Puritans chose theocracy to maintain unity in their settlement. Settlers twaord indviualism because the rules of settlement were extrmely strict so they wanted freedom.

Question: How does miller characterize Parris? How does Parris feel about his parishioners?

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Question: Why is Thomas Putnam willing to speak of witchcraft? How does mrs. Putnam know what Ruth was doing in the woods?

Answer: Putnam is willing to speak of witchcraft because he wants their land.

Mrs. Putnam knows about Ruth in the woods because she sent Ruth to contact her dead babies’ spirits.

Question: Why does Abigail “admit” that Tituba and Ruth were conjuring spirits? Why is Abigail afraid the others will confess what they were doing in the woods ? How does Abigail treat the other girls ? How does she treat her uncle ?

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Question: What are Abigail’s feelings towards John Proctor? Why is she antagonistic toward Elizabeth Proctor? Why has she been asked to leave her home? Why does she tell John what happened to Betty?

Answer: Abigail has a crush and more towards John Proctor.

Abigail is antagonistic towards Elizabeth because she’s the wife of John.

Elizabeth asked Abigail to leave the Proctor household because she knew John and Abigail were having an affair.

“Betty is silly and scared.”

Question: Why do Proctor and Rebecca speak out against Hale’s coming? Why has Proctor set himself against Parris? How does Rebecca’s departure affect those waiting at the bedside?

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Question: Why does Abigail accuse tituba? Why does hale believe Abigail rather than tituba? How does he lead tituba into naming names? Why do Abigail and Betty name names?

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