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1) The irony is that they don’t want to allow any other religion in the church, because it might influence their religion.
2) The witch hunt years provided an excellent opportunity to "get even".
3) Tituba- African American slave
Abigail- craves John Proctor, young, beautiful
Betty- Reverend Parris's daughter, fainted in forest
4) Out of all the children she had only one survive; Ruth, who is afflicted.
5) He was mad because he wanted his brother in law to be the next minister.
6) Parris doesn’t know how he’s going to repay back the favor.
7) Mary’s argument was that she had nothing to do with it. That she was just watching while it happened.
8) Farmer, who had an affair with Abigail, sins a lot
9) They had an affair.
10) She was just lying
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34) To arrest Elizabeth Proctor.
35) Abigail accused Elizabeth of stabbing her in the stomach through the use of a poppet.
36) Abigail will tell the court about their affair.
37) She’s afraid of Abigail.

Act Three

38) They wanted to convince the judge that their wives were good people. 5
39) That Proctor is trying to overthrow the court.
40) The girls have been lying this whole time.
41) He allows her time for her natural signs to appear. If she is truly pregnant she will be allowed one year before she is hanged.
42) A petition stating that Rebecca, Elizabeth, Martha were all good.
43) People were either witches or they weren’t guilty or innocent. If you oppose the court you were held in disregard because the court considered itself unfailing.
44) "Do that which is good and no harm will come to thee."
45) Killing his neighbors for their property.
46) He realized that the people he was accusing might actually be innocent.
47) He asks her to faint as she fainted in the courtroom.
48) Elizabeth lies to proctor.
49) Pretend that her spirit is coming to get them. Mary breaks down and joins them for her own protection.
50) They arrest him for suspicious activities.
51) He quits the

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