Why does Elizabeth lie about her husband in court?
In this case, Elizabeth is lying because she does not want to hurt her husband and his good name. She does not want him to get in trouble for what he did. She has, in the past, been very angry at him for cheating on her, but now she seems to have forgiven him. That is why she lies and he tells the truth.
Why does Elizabeth Proctor lie to Danforth about her husband’s relationship with Abigail What is the result of this?
The result of Elizabeth’s lie is to make a bad situation worse for herself and Proctor. She is asked by Danforth whether her husband had an affair with Abigail, and she denies it, wanting to save Proctor’s reputation.
Why does Elizabeth Lie What is ironic about Elizabeth’s lie?
Why is it ironic that Elizabeth lied to the court about her husband’s adultery? Because John had already confessed and he said that she had never lied. It also could have ended all of the trials is she had told the truth.
What is the lie that Elizabeth tells Danforth?
What is the lie Elizabeth Proctor tells Danforth? What are the consequences of her lie? She claims ignorance of John’s affair with Abigail. John is arrested and the court’s confidence in Abigail is restored.
What does Danforth symbolize?
Arthur Miller uses Judge Danforth to represent not only the government’s complete control of America’s early settlers but also to illustrate the arrogance of many of our country’s leaders from Puritan times all the way through Miller’s experience with McCarthyism in the 1950s.
Why did Hale quit the court?
At the end of Act 3, Reverend Hale quits the court in Salem out of frustration because he sees that irrationality and hysteria have taken over the proceedings. However, in Act 4, we learn that he has returned to Salem to speak with the prisoners and convince them to confess
Why it is simple I come to do the devil’s work?
When he tells Danforth, “I come to do the Devil’s work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves,” he is commenting on just how corrupt the court is, that his only choice as a minister is to recommend that the convicted lie—another sin—in order to save themselves.
Why does Elizabeth not beg John to confess?
Elizabeth does not beg John to confess because of what she refers to as “his goodness”. She sees that he refuses to be a hypocrite and a liar. He has denounced the witch trials as a farce and for him to now sign his name to a false declaration of guilt would be hypocritical.
Did Elizabeth confess to witchcraft?
She is shocked by Proctor’s actions, and she still refuses to confess to witchcraft. When Proctor tells Elizabeth that he will confess, she understands that he is doing so because he wants them to go home and reestablish their family.
Why does John tell Elizabeth that the food is well seasoned?
Symbolic Meal When she asks him how he likes the stew, he says, “It’s well-seasoned.” Though it is a small lie, it is indicative of the regular lies that John tells his wife — small lies like failing to tell Elizabeth that he was alone with Abigail when she confessed that the story of witchcraft was a lie.
WHO said it is her dearest hope John?
Elizabeth
What does Mary Warren warn Proctor will happen to him if she goes to court and confesses?
Mary tells John that if he testifies against her, she will “charge lechery” and ruin him.
Why is Mary Warren so upset when she returns?
Why is Mary Warren so upset when she returns? Because she had to witness so many disturbing things, AND because Sarah Osborne was sentenced to hang. Elizabeth Proctor is frightened of Mary Warren. Mary Warren gave the doll to Elizabeth so that Abigail could falsely accuse her.
Why does Mary resist telling the court the truth?
to try and convince her to tell the court the truth about what happened in the woods. Why does Mary say she cannot tell the truth in court? She is afraid of what Abigail will do to her. What is Mary’s motive in giving the “poppet” to Elizabeth?
Why isn’t the Proctors last child baptized?
Why is Proctor’s youngest son not baptized? The child was gravely ill. Proctor doesn’t want Rev. Parris to touch his baby.
Why do the proctors decide not to baptize their third son?
Parris should lay his hand upon my baby.” Parris would be the one performing the baptism, and because Proctor didn’t really think that Parris was a good representative of God, didn’t want him baptizing his son.
Why are only two of the three Proctor children baptized?
Not all of his children are baptized because the Proctors simply haven’t taken the time to do it. John’s lack of faith in Reverend Parris’ intentions keeps the Proctors from having their children baptized because John doesn’t see Parris as a religious man.
What is ironic about John’s recitation of the Ten Commandments?
When John Proctor is interviewed, or interrogated, he is asked to recite the Ten Commandments, and he can’t remeber the commandment against committing adultery. It is ironic, because he has committed adultery, with Abigail Williams.
Why is Mary Warren so afraid of Abigail?
Mary is afraid of telling the truth about Abigail because she thinks that Abigail will accuse her of witchery and then she will end up in jail awaiting a trial. Also, if she tells the truth, then she would be going against the young girl’s group dynamic and then risk being accused.
Why is it ironic that John forgets the commandment?
Irony is created here because the audience, along with Proctor and Elizabeth, realizes that he really “forgot” the commandment when he had the affair with Abigail. Proctor has not incorporated this commandment into his life, so it fails to remain in his memory.
Why is it ironic that John Proctor forgets the sin of adultery when reciting the Ten Commandments?
Ironically, the only commandment that John misses concerns adultery. This is an example of situational irony because one would expect John to know the commandment involving adultery given his previous affair with Abigail Williams. John Proctor’s act of adultery is the cause of his constant guilt and strained marriage.
What is Mary’s motive in giving the poppet to Elizabeth?
What is Mary’s motive in giving the “poppet” to Elizabeth? She wants Elizabeth to see her as an innocent girl. She wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her. She hopes Elizabeth will pay her for the poppet.
How does Mary eventually respond to their actions?
How does Mary eventually respond to their actions? Mary begs the girls to stop. Then, she finally screams and blames Proctor. Mary knows the girls are only pretending, but as they become more and more frantic, Mary gives in to the hysteria of the movement, blaming Proctor and begging Abigail’s forgiveness.
Why does Elizabeth think she was named?
elizabeth thinks abby said her name because she is jealous. What does Elizabeth want John to do now?