Characters
Had an affair with John Proctor?
Who is Abigail Williams?
“We cannot look to superstitions in this. The Devil is precise.”
Who is Reverend Hale?
In the woods, the girls were seen doing this, which sparked rumors of witchcraft.
What is they were dancing?
This is what Abigail Williams wants from Elizabeth Proctor.
What is her death (so Abigail can have John)?
To the Puritans, the forest symbolizes this.
What is evil?
This man is notorious for disputes over land ownership in Salem.
Who is Thomas Putnam?
“We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom.”
Who is John Proctor?
Reverend Parris fears Betty’s illness is due to this, because it threatens his reputation.
What is witchcraft?
This is why John Proctor hesitates to expose Abigail as a liar.
What is fear that his adultery will be revealed?
When neighbors accuse each other of witchcraft over grudges, this theme is revealed.
What is vengeance (or the corrupting power of personal grudges)?
She lost seven babies and believes witchcraft is the cause.
Who is Ann Putnam?
This is the commandment that John Proctor forgets.
What is adultery?
Mary Warren gives this gift to Elizabeth Proctor in Act 2.
What is a poppet?
This is why Elizabeth urges John to go to Salem in Act 2.
What is to tell the court that Abigail admitted the girls were pretending?
John forgetting the commandment about adultery highlights this literary device.
What is dramatic irony?
She is the servant in the Proctor household in Act 2.
Who is Mary Warren?
“I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.”
Who is Abigail Williams?
This “evidence” is used to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft.
This is why Mary Warren resists Proctor’s demand to testify against Abigail.
What is fear that Abigail will accuse her (or the other girls will turn on her)?
When Proctor says, “Vengeance is walking Salem,” this theme is reinforced.
What is revenge and hysteria?
This respected and saintly woman is accused of killing Ann Putnam’s babies.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
"I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she close her book and walks out of the house"
Who is Giles Corey?
This woman is accused of “supernatural murder” of Ann Putnam’s babies.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
This is why Abigail and Betty begin accusing others of being witches.
What is they saw Tituba be forgiven and "saved?"
This is the theme of The Crucible
What is revenge and hysteria driving the trials instead of truth/justice?