When Parris surprises the girls in the woods, what makes Betty's illness dangerous for his household?

Susanna Walcott reports that Doctor Griggs can find no medicine for Betty. What does that news do to the scene?

Why does Mrs. Putnam say she sent Ruth to Tituba before the act began?

When Betty cries out that Abigail drank blood, what secret comes into the open?

Rebecca Nurse quiets Betty simply by standing near her. What does this plot moment suggest?

What changes when Reverend Hale arrives from Beverly with his books?

Under Hale's questioning about the kettle in the woods, how does Abigail change her account?

Faced with whipping or hanging, Tituba says she saw the Devil and begins naming women. What does her choice start?

After Tituba names Sarah Good and Goody Osburn, what does Abigail do?

Betty rises and joins Abigail in calling out names. What is the immediate consequence?

Parris asks why Goody Proctor dismissed Abigail and why no other family has hired her since. How does Abigail explain it?

Why does Abigail threaten the other girls after Parris leaves the room?

Why is Mrs. Putnam so ready to believe the girls met witchcraft in the forest?

Mary Warren says the girls should tell the truth about dancing. What pressure drives her?

Why does Proctor say he stays away from Parris's church?

Giles Corey asks Hale about Martha reading strange books. What does the question reveal about Giles?

In her private talk with Proctor, why does Abigail keep recalling their past together?

Parris says, "There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit." What does this line reveal?

While threatening the girls, Abigail reminds them she saw Indians smash her parents' heads on the pillow next to hers. What does that memory add to her threat?

When Putnam says a faction stands against Parris "and all authority," Proctor answers, "Why, then I must find it and join it." What does his reply show?

Rebecca warns, "There is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits." What is she urging Salem to avoid?

Hale says, "The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone." What does this show about him?

Abigail cries, "I want to open myself!" and then names women. How does the language work in the scene?

Miller begins Act 1 in Betty's sickroom after the forest scene has already happened. What technique does this use?

Betty's bed becomes the center of arguments about reputation, grief, ministry, and land. What is the dramatic effect?

The audience hears Abigail and Proctor's private exchange before most adults know their history. What technique does that create?

Hale enters carrying heavy books about witchcraft. What do those stage properties suggest?

As Betty wakes and joins the naming, Hale cries "Glory to God!—it is broken, they are free!" and calls for the marshal to bring irons. What does his individual reaction reveal?