Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this: “This farm’s a continent when you go foot by foot droppin’ seeds in it.”
What is a hyperbole?
This character's concern about his reputation influences how he initially responds to Betty's mysterious illness
Who is Reverend Parris?
Mary Warren gives Elizabeth this handmade object as a supposed gesture of kindness.
What is a poppet?
Giles Corey is arrested for this offense after refusing to reveal the name of the person who gave him information about Putnam.
What is contempt of court?
These two girls have disappeared from Salem by the beginning of Act IV.
Who are Abigail Williams and Mercy Lewis?
I forbid her go, and she raises up her chin like the daughter of a prince and says to me, ‘I must go to Salem, Goody Proctor.’”
What is a simile?
This character's grief over the deaths of seven children makes her especially willing to believe supernatural forces are responsible.
Who is Ann Putnam?
Hale arrives in Salem believing his expertise can identify witchcraft, yet his questioning contributes to growing suspicion. This develops this type of irony.
What is situational irony?
Mary Warren is asked to perform this action to prove that the girls had been pretending in court.
What is faint on command?
Reverend Hale asks Elizabeth to persuade John to do this so his life can be spared.
What is confess?
“I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart.”
What is a metaphor?
This character attempts to demonstrate his commitment to his marriage but remains frustrated by his wife's continued distrust.
Who is John Proctor?
At the end of Act I, these characters begin rapidly naming supposed witches.
Who are Abigail, Betty and Tituba?
Elizabeth's attempt to protect Proctor ironically damages his attempt to expose Abigail because she does this.
What is denies that he committed adultery?
Who said the following: “I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!”
Who is Reverend Hale?
“Good. Then her saintliness is done with. We will slide together into our pit…”
What is a metaphor?
His refusal to reconsider the court's conclusions, even when presented with conflicting evidence, reveals his determination to preserve the court's credibility.
Who is Deputy Gov. Danforth?
Mary Warren's behavior in Act II demonstrates that participation in the trials has given her this new feeling.
What is independence or authority/power?
Danforth's refusal to postpone the executions despite growing problems in Salem reveals his concern that postponement would do this.
What is undermine his power or the legitimacy of the courts?
By Act IV, reports of unrest in this nearby town make Parris fear similar resistance in Salem.
What is Andover?
"...Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image."
Hale: "You have said that twice sir."
Proctor: "Aye."
Elizabeth: "Adultery, John."
What is situational irony?
His growing doubts about the trials demonstrate a conflict between his confidence in authority and his developing concern for justice.
Who is Reverend Hale?
Although both men initially believe they are serving justice, these two characters develop in opposite directions as the trials progress: one becomes increasingly willing to question his previous beliefs, while the other treats doubt as a threat to institutional authority.
Who are Reverend Hale and Deputy Governor Danforth?
Mary ultimately protects herself from the girls' accusations by accusing this character of working with the Devil.
Who is John Proctor?
Between Acts III and IV, John Proctor's understanding of his “name” changes. In Act III, he is willing to destroy his public reputation by revealing his affair, but in Act IV, he refuses to surrender his signed confession. Explain how these seemingly contradictory decisions actually reveal the same developing value.
What is he is no longer concerned with what other people think of his name, but whether that name represents an idea he can morally accept.