1. Questions
1.1. 5. How many times is the word, lie, mentioned in act 3? Do you include different word forms and synonyms of lie? Create a tally.
1.1.1. The word "lie," is mentioned about 35 times in act 3. Yes we included different word forms and synonyms to the word lie.
1.2. 6. In act 3, who is actually lying and who is telling the truth? Give one example
1.2.1. In act 3, John proctor is speaking the truth when he confessed he committed adultery. In the other hand Elizabeth Proctor lied that her husband committed the crime of adultery in order to protect him.
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. a. Abigail Williams is the one that is holding the ceramic and the proctors are the ones that are getting melted away because they are losing in the court and the judges are believing everything Abigail is telling them.
1.3.2. b. In the story, Mary Warren was being put on pressure and was forced to say thing which were not true and lie. When a person is being through high temperature and high pressure they are forced to go along with a false story and lie.
1.3.3. c. In act 3, Giles Cory was a man that was put through pressure when he was asked to confessed the name of the man that accused Thomas Putnam of murdering their neighbors. Giles was a man that did not fall into pressure and said nothing to protect that person, he was not melted.
2. Aracely Martinez, Teresa Conparran, Karina Vicenteno, Jorge Davila
3. vocab
3.1. Pretense
3.1.1. Definition:
3.1.1.1. An attempt to make something the is not the case appeared true
3.1.2. Synonyms:
3.1.2.1. 1. Deception
3.1.2.2. 2. Deceit
3.1.3. Sentence in the text:
3.1.3.1. "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."(p.102).
3.2. Deceive
3.2.1. Definition:
3.2.1.1. Cause to believe something that is not true/ typically in order to gain something personal advantage
3.2.2. Sentence in the text:
3.2.2.1. "We have proof of it, sir. They are all deceiving you."(p.87)
3.2.3. synonyms:
3.2.3.1. 1. Defraud
3.2.3.2. 2. Mislead
3.3. Guile
3.3.1. Defenition:
3.3.1.1. The use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something
3.3.2. Synonyms:
3.3.2.1. 1. Trickery
3.3.2.2. 2. Deceit
3.3.3. Sentence in the text:
3.3.3.1. "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." (p.102).
3.4. Concealment
3.4.1. Defenition:
3.4.1.1. The action of hiding something or preventing it from being unknown.
3.4.2. Synonyms:
3.4.2.1. 1. Hiding
3.4.2.2. 2. Suppression
3.4.3. Sentence in the text:
3.4.3.1. "I have this morning signed away the soul of Rebecca 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.99 and 100).
3.5. What do all these words have in common?
3.5.1. All this words have a dark feeling to it. They also define to a person gain. This words also describe the character Abigail Williams.