Ezekiel Cheever and Marshal Herrick arrive at the Proctor house with a warrant for Elizabeth's arrest. Cheever discovers the poppet that Mary Warren made for Elizabeth, and he finds a needle inside the doll. Cheever tells Proctor and Hale that Abigail has charged Elizabeth with attempted murder..
Beside this, why do Cheever and Herrick arrive and why do they ask about a doll?
Cheever and Herrick have been commissioned to work for the courts; one of their main jobs is to arrest accused townspeople and bring them to jail or the courthouse. So, Elizabeth is arrested, and the doll with the needle is used as proof.
Beside above, what is the importance of the poppet in the crucible? symbolizes not only witchcraft, but also betrayal and deceit. Mary Warren made a poppet while she was sitting in court all day and gave it to Elizabeth. But there was a needle in it which Abigail put there.
Considering this, what role does Cheever and Herrick play in this act?
Cheever and Herrick are to search the Proctor's house for poppets and to arrest Elizabeth. Elizabeth never had poppets in the house until that day, when Mary gave her one.
Why did Abigail accuse Elizabeth?
Because Abigail wants John Proctor for herself, she gets Tituba to make her a potion to kill Goody Proctor. Once Abigail has gained power as an “afflicted child”, she seizes the chance to accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft and get her out of the picture that way (Act 2).
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If she is accused of being a witch, she cannot believe in witches. On this basis of this evidence, Cheever determined witchcraft was possible and took Elizabeth to jail. What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby? She will tell them they had an affair, she will discredit his name by calling him a lecher.What does the doll symbolize in the crucible?
The obvious would be that the poppet symbolizes witchcraft. In a more specific form the doll means voodoo. The poppet symbolizes the manipulation of Abby along with the other girls. It holds the fate of Elizabeth and the ending of this play as well.Why is Cheever both astonished and afraid when he finds the poppet with the needle in it?
He did not believe Abigail's story that Elizabeth's spirit stabbed her in the stomach. When he finds the poppet, he is astonished, not because he thinks that Abigail has planted it, but because it is evidence enough for him to believe that Abigail was telling the truth and Elizabeth is a witch.Why is Cheever looking for a poppet?
Cheever discovers the poppet that Mary Warren made for Elizabeth, and he finds a needle inside the doll. Cheever tells Proctor and Hale that Abigail has charged Elizabeth with attempted murder.What role does Cheever play?
Ezekiel Cheever - A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the witch trials. He is upright and determined to do his duty for justice.What is the setting of Act 2 of the Crucible?
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In Act 3 of The Crucible, three men, including John Proctor, go to the court in an effort to reason with the judge about the charges against their wives. Marry Warren accompanies them and tells the judge she and all the others were only pretending to see spirits and know about witchcraft.What does Abigail do at the end of the play?
What does Abigail do at the end of the play? She kills herself. She flees Salem, after robbing her uncle. She is hanged.Who really stuck the pin in Abby's stomach and why?
Abigail stuck the pin in her own stomach because she wanted to frame Elizabeth of witchcraft. Abigail was sitting next to Marry Warren in the court so she saw Marry Warren make the doll and stick the needle in the doll's stomach.Who said Herrick Herrick It is a needle in the crucible?
Cheever
What does the church door symbolize in the crucible?
The Church Door This is important because it shows that John cares about the church, and is still a man of God, regardless of the fact that he doesn't attend church weekly. The reason he doesn't attend church is because he believes that Reverend Parris is corrupt.What does the poppet show us about Abigail?
Abigail wants to do everything in her power to get rid of Elizabeth. This is how the poppet symbolizes betrayal and deceit. Abigail is willing to do anything and everything under her power to eliminate Elizabeth from the picture she she can have John Proctor.What is found in the poppet?
3. The poppet was found with a needle sticking out of its belly. It was commonly believed that dolls were kept by witches and manipulated in order to torture people.Why does Mary give Elizabeth a poppet?
Mary tells Elizabeth that she has made the doll in court as something to do that kept her busy. However, Abigail Williams may have instructed Mary Warren to give the poppet to Elizabeth so that she could accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft. 
