The Crucible: Act 3

1. 6. In act 3, who is actually lying and who is telling the truth. Give one example.

1.1. In act 3 the girls are the ones lying and the rest of the people are telling the truth "Abigail: Goody Proctor always kept poppets"(.

2. Vocabulary

2.1. Concealment: the action of hiding something or preventing it from being known.

2.2. Synonym: Disguise, Occultation

2.3. Sentence: "Nurse, Your Honor. I’ll not conceal it, my hand shakes yet as with a wound! I pray you, sir, this argument let lawyers present to you"(p.89).

2.4. Deceive

2.4.1. DEFINITION-To cause someone to believe something that is not true.

2.4.2. SYNONYMS-trick, fool,outwit

2.4.3. SENTENCE-“We have proof of it, sir. They are all deceiving you”(87).

2.5. Guile

2.5.1. DEFINITION- sly or cunning inteligence

2.5.2. SYNONYMS- dishonesty

2.5.3. 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).

2.6. Pretense

2.6.1. an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

2.6.2. Synonyms: Acting, faking.

2.6.3. Sentence: Mary Warren: "That were pretense, sir." (106)

3. 5.How many times is the word, lie, mentioned in act 3. Do include different word forms and synonyms of lie. Create a tally.

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4. 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?

4.1. 7. A.

4.2. 7. B.Abigail tries to change the subject or turn the question around to the judge

4.3. 7. C.