The Crucible Act 1: Questions & Answers about Act 1 of The
Crucible:2023.
As the play begins, why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor?
His daughter Betty is "sick" - as if in a coma
What advice does the doctor send back?
That he can find no medical reason for her illness, and he should look for an "unnatural
reason."
What does Reverend Parris question Abigail about?
If her name in the village is "white" - meaning, is her reputation good.
What is Parris 'main concern?
His reputation as a minister and material possessions.
What/Who did Parris see in the woods the night before?
He saw Abigail, Betty and other girls dancing in the woods.
What has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail?
Elizabeth knows that Abigail and her husband had an affair, so she fired her from their service.
Abigail believes that Elizabeth has spread "rumors" about the affair.
Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors'?
She claims that she was dismissed because she refused to be treated like a slave. She calls
Elizabeth a "...bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman..."
What rumors have circulated about Betty Parris? What proof later occurs that "proves" that
she is a witch?
Crucible:2023.
As the play begins, why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor?
His daughter Betty is "sick" - as if in a coma
What advice does the doctor send back?
That he can find no medical reason for her illness, and he should look for an "unnatural
reason."
What does Reverend Parris question Abigail about?
If her name in the village is "white" - meaning, is her reputation good.
What is Parris 'main concern?
His reputation as a minister and material possessions.
What/Who did Parris see in the woods the night before?
He saw Abigail, Betty and other girls dancing in the woods.
What has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail?
Elizabeth knows that Abigail and her husband had an affair, so she fired her from their service.
Abigail believes that Elizabeth has spread "rumors" about the affair.
Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors'?
She claims that she was dismissed because she refused to be treated like a slave. She calls
Elizabeth a "...bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman..."
What rumors have circulated about Betty Parris? What proof later occurs that "proves" that
she is a witch?
