Who causes mass hysteria in the crucible?
With an immense fear of the devil and his workers, a “trigger” sent the Salem village into mass panic and hysteria. The trigger was Tituba, one of the first three accused witches.
What are examples of hysteria?
Such episodes fall under the blanket psychological term of “mass hysteria,” and here are a handful of examples.
- Salem Witch Trials (1692–93) This is one of the best-known incidents of mass hysteria.
- The Miracle of the Sun (Oct. 13, 1917)
- Halifax Slasher (1938)
- Tanzania laughter epidemic (1962)
- Sri Lanka (2012)
Is John Proctor in love with Abigail?
John’s feelings for Abigail are not entirely clear to us at the beginning of the play. He spends time with her in the first act, and is kind to her, although he also makes it clear that he is not going to resume their affair.
How does Proctor feel about Abigail?
He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of God, his wife Elizabeth, and himself. Once he acknowledges his affair with Abigail, Proctor effectively brands himself an adulterer and loses his good name. He dreads revealing his sin because guilt and regret already overwhelm him.
Who loves Abigail?
John Proctor
How does Abigail frame Elizabeth?
Abigail stabs herself with a needle. She does this in order to cast suspicion on Elizabeth Proctor. If Elizabeth Proctor is convicted of witchcraft, then Elizabeth will be executed.
Who put the needle in the poppet?
Mary Warren
Why is the needle in the poppet significant?
The presence of the needle is seen as “evidence” to substantiate how Abigail was under attack that evening at dinner, claiming that she was stabbed with a needle. The discovery of the needle inside the poppet is taken as proof that Elizabeth is practicing witchcraft to get back at Abigail.
What can we infer about the needle in the poppet?
Mary remarks that Abigail saw her make the poppet in court. We can infer from this that Abigail hatched her plan then and there to get Elizabeth convicted, later stabbing herself in the body, just as Mary Warren’s needle remains in the poppet which ends up in Elizabeth’s house.
What happened to Ann Putnam?
Ann was the only one of the afflicted girls to apologize for her role in the Salem Witch Trials. She died 10 years later in 1716, at the age of 37, from unknown causes and was buried with her parents in one of the Putnam family cemeteries in Salem Village.
Who does Ann Putnam accuse of killing her babies?
Rebecca Nurse is blamed for “the marvelous and supernatural murder of Goody Putnam’s babies.” A number of Mrs. Putnam’s babies have died, and she is looking for an explanation. She decides that Rebecca Nurse is responsible because Ruth, Mrs. Putnam’s daughter, “accused Rebecca’s spirit of ‘tempting her to iniquity.
What does Mrs Putnam believe happened to her babies?
Putnam believe Tituba knows how to do? Putnam believe happened to her babies? she believes they were murdered. How does Mercy wake Ruth?
Why does Mrs Putnam suspect witchcraft exists in the village?
Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem? Because she thinks they’ll be accused of being witches. Mary’s telling Abigail to tell the truth of what they did because the worst that could happen is that they get whipped.