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Act I Summary, Observations, and Analysis
1) Give a 2-5 sentence summary of what happens in this act.
The girls were discovered dancing in the forest and lied about it.
Betty is faking being sick. Rev. Hale comes to town to see about witchcraft.
Arguments and discussions in Betty’s room. Proctor and Abby reveal past
affair. Hale to exorcise Betty? Abby “confesses” and implicates Tituba.
Tituba “admits” witchcraft , says devil told her to kill Parris, and names
others. Act ends with the girls implicating others.
2) List 3 different major conflicts and explain the reason(s) for the conflicts. The first one is
partially done for you.
 John Proctor vs. himself:
 _______________ vs. ______________ :
 _______________ vs. ______________ :
3) Why do authors include conflict in their stories/plays/novels?
4) Who is the voice of reason in this act? Justify your response.
5) In your own words, write the definition of each of these, and circle any of these 5 parts of a
story that this act includes.
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution