Act2+Quiz

1. // "We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!" //

This means that the children are now holding the power. They hold it over the whole town, all of it's citizens, and it's judicial system. They have stricken fear in everyone they now have the townspeople eating out of their little palms. Before Abby's accusations of witchcraft were widespread, she held no power. Now, though, everyone believes in her because they are so afraid to be condemed themselves they will do anything to say out of her way. Which then gives Abby the power to do away with anyone she does not seem to like.

2. Elizabeth is well aware of the affair that John had with Abby, but is conflicted with the love she still holds for her husband. So, she did not tell the court of his wrong doings, but chooses to live with the shame he has now put upon her, himself and their marriage. They now are at a crossroads in their relationship where they do not trust each other and do not know what to do to mend the wrongs. So they fight, and take it out on each other.

3. He is said to have an understanding on all things supernatural, which is why they brought him to Salem in the first place. Hale knows that there is nothing going on with witchcraft, but continues to let people believe this. All the while, many are being thrown in jail for not confessing to being a witch, making pacts with the devils etc. Hale lets all of this go on and it starts to play on his conscious, because he knows that all of these people are innocent and are facing jail time and on a greater scale, death.

4. Cheever is a good representative for the average American due to the fact that the shows no emotion and questions nothing. He does what he is told and doesn't ask why he is doing it, which most American's do. They live their daily life as told how it should be. You know, spoon fed to achieve the perfect American family your whole life, going to school to support what will one day be your family and live the rest of your life out, just as planned. Cheever did whatever he was ordered to, believed what he was told to and went along with anything with no play on his conscious at all. He is the Perfect average American representative in every aspect of himself.