Question

part b: which of the following speeches from act iv best supports the answer to part a? hathorne: let you question hale, excellency; i should not be surprised he have been preaching in andover lately. hale: life, woman, life is gods most precious gift;... i beg you, woman, prevail upon your husband to confess. let him give his lie. herrick: he goes among them that will hang, sir. and he prays with them. danforth: accept my congratulations. reverend hale; we are gladdened to see you returned to your good work. question 11 1 pts in act iv of the crucible, why does parris urge elizabeth to go to her husband, who is being taken off to execution? so that she can comfort him in his final moments so that she can make a last appeal to the mercy of the judges so that she can try once more to persuade him to confess so that she can show that she believes the death sentence is just question 12 2 pts

Explanation:

Question 11

In Act IV of The Crucible, Parris wants Elizabeth to persuade John Proctor to confess. If Proctor confesses, it might stop the unrest in the town and also save Proctor from execution (and Parris is concerned about his own position too). The option "so that she can try once more to persuade him to confess" matches this context. The other options: comforting in final moments isn't Parris's main goal; making an appeal to judges isn't what he asks Elizabeth to do (he wants a confession); and showing the death sentence is just goes against Parris's desire to save Proctor (and his own skin).

To support the answer about persuasion to confess, Hale's speech ("Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift;... I beg you, woman, prevail upon your husband to confess. Let him give his lie.") shows the effort to get Proctor to confess, matching the action of urging Elizabeth to persuade Proctor. The other speeches: Hathorne's is about Hale's preaching; Herrick's is about Hale's actions with those to be hanged; Danforth's is congratulating Hale's return to work—none relate to persuading Proctor to confess.

Answer:

C. so that she can try once more to persuade him to confess (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D with C being this option; adjust label if needed based on actual option numbering)

Part B (Assuming Part A was about Hale's or Parris's motives related to confession)