1st/2nd ENG 1102 **and AP LANG
**ATTENTION EVERYONE:
- make sure you don't PROCRASTINATE THIS WEEKEND and INSTEAD WORK A LITTLE AT A TIME ON FINISHING UP READING/COMPLETING QU's for THE CRUCIBLE; I'm essentially giving you an EXTRA DAY to complete these!!!
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**ATTENTION AP LANG/ENG 1102; HW DUE/**READY TO DISCUSS AND SHOW ME COMPLETED IN CLASS TUES. 3/9:
1) Make sure you've all finished up and read the following in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible:
- ACT FOUR
- **in BOTH the paperback copy most of you received in class Thursday and the linked PDF version below, you'll be reading through THE END OF THE PLAY!
2) FINALLY, AS JOURNAL #17 in your binder JOURNALS SECTION, ANSWER ALL the following qu's while/after you read (i.e., post-its, paper notes, pg. # references, etc.); these qu's will guide DISCUSSION Tuesday in class for ACT FOUR **AS WELL AS THE PLAY IN ITS ENTIRETY!**
ACT FOUR:
- How much time has passed between Acts III and IV?
- What problems are occurring in Salem now that so many people are in the jails?
- Hathorne states, “At every execution I have seen naught but high satisfaction in the town.” What is your reaction to this statement?
- Why does Parris think there may be a riot in Salem? What does he ask Danforth to do to prevent this and what is Danforth's answer? Why?
- Miller describes the atmosphere when John and Elizabeth see one another: “The emotion flowing between them prevents anyone from speaking for an instant.” How is this a change from the couple that we saw in Act II?
- How many people have now confessed?
- What happened to Giles Corey? Why? What did he say as he died?
- Proctor tells Elizabeth he is considering confessing. Why is he considering this? Find a quote to support your answer.
- How does Proctor feel when he sees Rebecca Nurse? What is it about Rebecca’s character that prompts him to feel this way?
- In the midst of John’s confession, he refuses to name other people. Explain why he refuses to do this. What does this say about his character?
- Proctor says “God sees my name; God knows how black my sins are!” Explain how this line has two different meanings: what Proctor means by it versus what Danforth takes it to mean.
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