Directions: Read Act 3 of The Crucible from the beginning through the line, "I am with God, I am
with God." As you read, answer these questions. When you are finished, save your work and
complete the rest of the lesson.
During-Reading Activities
1. What is the setting for Act 3 of the play?
2. Who interrupts the court proceedings at the beginning of this act? Why do they do so?
3. In passing, Hale mentions Rebecca Nurse's fate. What is it?
4. Who do the men bring in to testify about the truth behind the witch trials?
5. This act continues to develop the conflict between Proctor and the court. In what ways do you see the
court using illogical reasoning? Give at least one specific example from the text.
6. How does Proctor respond to the news that Elizabeth is pregnant? What does this reveal about his
character?
7. How does Danforth react to the document Proctor brings on behalf of Elizabeth, Rebecca, and
Martha? Do you think this is fair? Why or why not?
8. What evidence does Giles Corey offer? How does the court react?
9. What do Reverend Hale's objections to the court reveal about his character?
10. What does Mary Warren tell the court at the end of this section?
11. Make a prediction: What do you think will happen when the court brings in Abigail and the other
girls