Question

in the final lines of act iv, reverend hale begs elizabeth to plead with john to change his mind-lie and live and to not die for pride. elizabeth states he have his goodness now. god forbid i take it from him! what does elizabeth mean by this statement? she doesnt want to stay married to a witch and have the family exiled she doesnt want her friends to die alone she feels he deserves this for committing adultery she feels that he finally has found self worth in not selling out his friends question 15 2 pts miller wrote the crucible as an allegory of the anti - communist climate of his own time. during this period, many americans feared that an international communist party was trying to overthrow the u.s. government. in act iv of the crucible, which aspect of the anti - communist red scare does hales character most clearly represent? the voice of the rebel who stands for individual freedom in the face of a mob mentality the voice of the system that is blinded to reality or reason and insists on the letter of the law the voice of hysteria that reacts out of panic and fear of government power the voice of enlightenment that realizes the resulting hysteria from what seemed at first to be rational action

Explanation:

First Question (About Elizabeth's Statement)

To determine Elizabeth's meaning, we analyze each option. Option 1 is incorrect as John isn't a witch. Option 2 is irrelevant as the focus is on John's goodness, not friends dying alone. Option 3 is wrong as Elizabeth doesn't see his actions as deserving punishment for adultery. Option 4 fits: John's refusal to lie (not sell out friends) gives him self - worth, and Elizabeth doesn't want to take that from him.

We analyze Hale's role. Option 1: Hale isn't a rebel against mob mentality. Option 2: Hale isn't part of a system blind to reason; he questions the trials. Option 3: Hale doesn't act out of panic about government power. Option 4: Hale initially supported the trials (what seemed rational) but later realizes the hysteria, representing enlightenment about the resulting chaos from initially rational - seeming actions, matching the Red Scare's shift from rational fear to hysteria.

Answer:

D. She feels that he finally has found self worth in not selling out his friends

Second Question (Hale's Character and the Red Scare)