Fall 2010

The Crucible“You Can’t Handle the Truth”

Bell Ringer

✤ Why do people lie?

Summary of the 1st 25 Minutes

✤ After watching the first 25 minutes of the film,

please summarize what has happened.

✤ Characters: Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty

Parris (coma), Abigail Williams (flirt), Tituba

(slave/help), John Proctor (married man),

Reverend John Hale (witchcraft expert), girls of

Salem

Information

✤ How do characters get information from each

other?

✤ The Reverend Samuel Parris from Abigail.

✤ Abigail Williams from Betty Parris and John

Proctor.

✤ Rev. John Hale from Tituba and the Salem girls

Trusting Information

✤ Explain each character’s motivation to control the

story being told/information being shared. Consider

what each has to lose or gain.

✤ Characters: Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty Parris

(coma), Abigail Williams (flirt), Tituba (slave/help),

John Proctor (married man), Reverend John Hale

(witchcraft expert), girls of Salem