All this and more will be revealed in Act 4, the final chapter. Read about Millers genre-blending and how the witch trials become an allegory for McCarthy-era intolerance, hysteria, and fear. Why doesnt John Proctor attend church often? In the sight of the congregation she were twice this year put out of this meetin house for laughter during prayer. He doesn't want his name to end up on the ignorant side of history. What say you to that? I stand mute. These will be sufficient. Then you will confess, will you not? d) world reaction? John accepts that he has officially rung the doom of [his] good name (pg. How is Mary capable of pretending to faint in the courtroom but not now? This is how I picture Mary Warren's fake bird-spirit. Why does Reverend Hale change his mind about the witch trials? I see no light of god in him. 77). Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! Did you not tell me Mary Warren were sick in bed? Aye, sir. The witch and the victim. I never thought you but a good man, John only somewhat bewildered. Discount, Discount Code . Act I (page 23) There is a misty plot afoot so subtle we should be criminal to cling to old respects and ancient friendships. Act I: Opening scene to the entrance of John Proctor, Act I: The entrance of John Proctor to the entrance of Reverend Hale, Act I: The entrance of Reverend Hale to the closing scene. I am I am an official of the court, I cannot keep it. Danforth orders the other girls brought into the room. Judge Danforth, shocked, asks Proctor if he has told the village about Marys claims. Abigail also distracts the judges from any rational investigation in this act by playing into the mass hysteria. It does not escape me that this deposition may be devised to blind us; it may well be that Mary Warren has been conquered by Satan, who sends her here to distract our sacred purpose. ", "All innocent and Christian people are happy for the courts in Salem! Now, Mister, what other information do you have for us? Will either of you change your positions now, or do you force me to hard questioning? Mary is unable to pretend to faint outside of the courtroom environment. In The Crucible, Act 3 begins in the meeting house, or house of worship, which has been repurposed as a courthouse.Giles Corey Since the crime is invisible, there are no unbiased witnesses available; the only people who can testify to what really happened are the witch and her victim. The free trial period is the first 7 days of your subscription. In high school, she earned a 2400 on the SAT, 5's on all seven of her AP tests, and was named a National Merit Scholar. Giles is dragged from the courtroom and into the vestry room (on stage) by Marshal Herrick. Proctor then presents a statement from Giles Corey where Corey testifies that Thomas Putnam encouraged his daughter, Ruth Putnam, to make accusations against George Jacobs so Putnam could snatch up Jacobs land. I say to you, do you send your spirit out? Said by Deputy Governor Danforth: the statement refers to an actual crucible that is used to burn things and uncover hidden substances within them, which is what the court does with their community during the trials. You, Mr. Hale, go in there and demand I speak.