The Crucible Play Guide for AQA GCSE Drama

TEST YOURSELF B2 1 How much time passes between Act 1 and Act 2? 2 When does Betty try to fly out of the window? 3 When does Reverend Hale first arrive? 4 What is the setting for Act 4? 5 Why does Abigail dislike Elizabeth Proctor? 6 Why does Giles Corey think Putnam is accusing people of witchcraft? 7 In which act is it revealed that Abigail has run away? 8 What is Abigail’s relationship to Reverend Parris? Task B3 In your opinion, when is the play’s climax ? Write three sentences to explain your choice. KEY TERM Climax: The moment of highest tension in a play, usually of great importance, and often the culmination of earlier events. COMPONENT 1 UNDERSTANDING DRAMA 26 When did it happen? Task B2 Below are 12 key plot points from The Crucible . Put them in the order in which they occur in the play, numbering them 1 to 12. Mary Warren gives Elizabeth a poppet that she made. Mrs Putnam believes Tituba’s accusations about Goody Osburn. John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are taken out to be executed. In court, Proctor urges Mary to tell the truth. Abigail tells John that she knows he looks up at her window and thinks about her. Reverend Hale tries to get the prisoners to confess that they are witches so they will not be executed. Danforth says that Proctor’s confession must be written down. Elizabeth tells Proctor that she believes that Abigail wants her dead so she can take her place. Proctor tells Elizabeth that he regrets confessing his sin to her as she won’t let him forget it. Giles threatens to kill Putnam. Abigail accuses Mary Warren of envying her and attacking her. Reverend Hale arrives carrying books.