May 1st- 15 questions

Here is a list of the questions that we've been answering as we read the exposition part of the play:

1.Describe Parris’ personality.  What was he like?

2.Is he a religious man?

3.Describe the “town” of Salem.

4.What does the author think of Salem folks?  Explain.

5.What were two reasons that people were law-abiding citizens?

6.What is the paradox of the Salem tragedy?

7.Write three reasons a citizen of Salem might have for accusing a neighbor of witchcraft.

8.List the two reasons that Putnam is upset in life.

9.What’s Proctor’s occupation?

10.Why would a fool dislike Proctor?

11. Why would that be a problem for Proctor?

12. How does Proctor regard himself?

13. Do other people know this?

14. Why did some people resent Francis Nurse?

15. List the two reasons that the Putnams dislike the Nurses.