Monday, November 8, 2010

Do Now: If one person in a relationship is insecure, what is the effect on the relationship? Can the relationship survive? Explain your opinion. (5 lines minimum)
The Crucible - Final Scenes.
 Elizabeth and John's private conversation:
1. Elizabeth reveals a side of her character we have never seen.
2. John's final test: He wants to live, but can't live the way he would have to.

3. Each of these characters develops a voice in these final scenes.

Questions to consider while watching the movie.
1. How does one person's insecurity affect a relationship?
2. Why does John agree to confess?
3. Why does Danforth insist on a signed confession?
Questions to consider while reading the play. (page 60)
1. Why won't Proctor say he saw other people with the Devil?
2. Why does Proctor take his confession from Danforth?
3. Why is Proctor's name so important to him?

Homework: Answer the reading question on the back of Friday's Episode Handout. Elizabeth blames herself for John's lechery. What reasons does she give? Can you understand how she feels? Answer in complete sentences.