Summary and Analysis by Scene

Act II: Scene 4

tonnage weight in tons.

calamity deep trouble or misery; any extreme misfortune bringing great loss and sorrow; disaster.

broken sick, weakened, or beaten; here, meaning weak and imperfect.

as clean as God's fingers pure or perfect, in the way that all parts of God are flawless.

lechery unrestrained, excessive indulgence of sexual desires; gross sensuality; lewdness; here, lechery refers to Proctor's affair with Abigail.

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