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. Answer:13
1.2. 6. In act 3, who is actually lying and who is telling the truth. Give one example.
1.2.1. Answer: John Proctor is telling the truth and Abigail Williams, John confessed he committed adultery.
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. Answer: A. Abigail Williams and the Judges are creating the high temperatures with her lies and John Proctor is being melted away
1.3.2. Answer B: They freeze up and are not able to do whatever it is they need to do
1.3.3. Answer C: Abigail Williams has not melted because when John confessed adultery and Elizabeth denied it to the judge that made them look as liars and Abigail a truthful person
2. What do all these words have in common?
2.1. Answer:All the words seem to have the same meaning which is being untruthful.
3. Vocab
3.1. Pretense
3.1.1. Proctor: It were pretense, she says. (89)
3.1.2. Synonyms:shamming, faking
3.1.3. Definition:an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.
3.2. Deceive
3.2.1. 1. Word & Definition
3.2.1.1. Deceive: To mislead by a false appearance or statement.
3.2.2. 2. Two Synonyms
3.2.2.1. Cheat, Defraud
3.2.3. 3. Sentence Used In Text
3.2.3.1. "I have until this moment not the slightest reason to suspect that the children may be deceiving me." (91)
3.3. Guile
3.3.1. Word and Definition: sly or cunning intelligence.
3.3.2. Two Synonyms: Cunning & Crafty
3.3.3. Sentence: 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)
3.4. Concealment
3.4.1. Word and Definition: The act of concealing
3.4.2. Synonyms: Blind, Camoufloge
3.4.3. We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment. (89)