The Crucible Reading Notes - Act Four
Please answer the following in your posts for Act Four of The Crucible:
A. Observation - Write who, what, where, when, why, and how for the historical context of each reading. (Remember, this should be your longest section.)
B. Interpretation - Write down your questions in regard to what the text means. You do not need to immediately find the answers to every question, but at least make note of them.
C. Application - You must have a personal opinion such as how the selected passages or question makes you feel, how it has meaning or lacks meaning, or why it is difficult to accept, etc. Optional !!!D. Lists - Make a couple of lists in an attempt to clarify observations, characters, interpretations, and applications. Many times lists can alleviate confusion and further understanding. Please remember that this post is worth 50 points and is due by 8:00a.m. on Tuesday morning, 10/3/06!
A. Observation - Write who, what, where, when, why, and how for the historical context of each reading. (Remember, this should be your longest section.)
B. Interpretation - Write down your questions in regard to what the text means. You do not need to immediately find the answers to every question, but at least make note of them.
C. Application - You must have a personal opinion such as how the selected passages or question makes you feel, how it has meaning or lacks meaning, or why it is difficult to accept, etc. Optional !!!D. Lists - Make a couple of lists in an attempt to clarify observations, characters, interpretations, and applications. Many times lists can alleviate confusion and further understanding. Please remember that this post is worth 50 points and is due by 8:00a.m. on Tuesday morning, 10/3/06!
posted by Jenni Vega | 7:02 PM
2 Comments:
Act 4 begins in the Salem jail. Marshall Herrick wakes up Sarah Good and Tituba to move them to a different cell. Sarah and Tituba tell Herrick that they are waiting for the Devil. They plan to fly to Barbados with the Devil. Parris tells Danforth and Hathorne that Hale is attempting to encourage the prisoners to confess their crimes. Parris also tells Danforth that Abigail and Mercy Lewis have disappeared. Abigail robbed Parris and he believes she and Mercy boarded a ship. Hale tells Danforth that none of the prisoners will confess. Hale asks Danforth to pardon the seven accused witches condemned to die. Danforth says no! Proctor confesses to witchcraft but will not tell on anyone else. Rebecca Nurse hears the confession and is shocked by Proctor’s actions and she still does not confess to witchcraft. The authorities of the court take Proctor out of the prison toward the hanging site. Hale begs with Elizabeth to convince Proctor to change his mind and she refuses.
I don’t understand why the judges never used reliable information rather than lies the whole time during the witch trails. Very Confusing.
Well this is the end of the book and I did not like the ending because of the fact that the Judges didn’t find out that it was all a lye and untrue.I feel that John Procter is a very strong hearted man because he confessed to the witchcraft.
A. Observation
The beginning of act IV, begins the next autumn after the events occured in the Salem Jail. The four main "good" characters are trying to figure out who has done what, and who has said what, and those are Rev. Parris, Rev. Hale, Danforth and Judge Hathorne. In the meantime Elizabeth Proctor was able to return home because she was expecting a child. Hale eventually states that he needs more time to figure out the situation and to discuss with Parris, but Danforth grows weary of lending any more time to them. Later, John Proctor is sentenced to be hung. In the final staggering moments before Johns, execution, they try to get him to confess through his child bearing wife, Elizabeth. After John, starting to give a confession, he realizes he is in a winless situation, and is hung.
B. Interpretation
This act was alot more clear to me. It showed me some of the missing pieces, and answered some of the questions I had from the last chapter. The only thing I don't understand is why they would want a confession from John Proctor, even though they were not really considering letting him off the hook.
C. Application
The only application I can think of for this chapter, is how John Proctor held out to his beliefs. He knew that he was right, regardless of what the others thought about him, and he was not willing to let his beliefs go without a fight, whether he was to win or to loose the fight.
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