1. Questions
1.1. 5. How many times is the word, lie, mentioned in act 3. Do include different word forms and synonyms of lie. Create a tally.
1.1.1. 5. Tally: 30
1.2. 6. In act 3, who is actually lying and who is telling the truth. Give one example
1.2.1. 6. Answer: In Act 3, the characters that are actually lying would be Abigail Williams and the other girls that are accusing. One example of this is, when Abigail is being accused of contentment of the court. She never really answers the questions given to her with a direct answer, yet she does answer with other questions. An example of this is when Abigail is questioned by Hawthorne if every accusation given by Mary Warren is true, Abigail goes around the question and explains that the devil could strike anyone he pleases.
1.3. 7. A crucible is a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. a. In act 3, who is creating the high temperature and who is being melted away? b. What happens when a person(s) is being pressured or subjected to high temperatures? c. Are there any characters in act 3 that have not melted?
1.3.1. 7 A) Abigail and the girls, and the court are making high temperatures and the town is being malted away. They are accusing anyone who seems like they would do witchcraft or anyone that gets in their way.
1.3.2. 7 B) When a person was being pressured, they slowly began to melt. They would begin to feel nervous and paranoid over the fact that such pressure is being put upon them. For example Mary Warren began to melt under the pressure of being asked to faint in front of the judges as she has done so many times before.
1.3.3. 7 C) It would seem as if the only characters unaffected by the boiling pressure would have been anyone that was not accused.
2. Group Members: Sarahy Cuarenta, Anaejah Evans, Jose Anzoategui, Daisy Sierra, Jasmin Silva
3. What do all these words have in common?
3.1. They all deal with lying or covering up a lie.
4. vocab
4.1. Pretense
4.1.1. Definition:
4.1.1.1. To make something that is not accurate appear to be true
4.1.2. Synonyms:
4.1.2.1. Make believe
4.1.2.2. Putting on an act
4.1.3. sentence in the text:
4.1.3.1. "And you, Mary Warren, how came you to cry out people for sending their spirits against you?" "It were pretense, sir." (89)
4.2. Deceive
4.2.1. Definition:
4.2.1.1. To make (someone) believe something that is not true
4.2.2. Synonyms:
4.2.2.1. Betray
4.2.2.2. Fool
4.2.3. Sentence in the text:
4.2.3.1. "Excellency, I never thought to say it to such a weighty judge, but you are deceived" (87)
4.3. Guile
4.3.1. Definition:
4.3.1.1. Sly or cunning intelligence.
4.3.2. Synonyms:
4.3.2.1. Witless
4.3.2.2. Senseless
4.3.3. sentence in the text:
4.3.3.1. "But if she speak true, I bid you now drop your guile and confess your pretense, for a quick confession will go easier with you." (102)
4.4. Concealment
4.4.1. Definition:
4.4.1.1. Hiding something, Stoping it from being known.
4.4.2. Synonyms:
4.4.2.1. Cover-up
4.4.2.2. Camouflage
4.4.3. Sentence in the text:
4.4.3.1. "We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment" (89).