Characters
John Proctor had an affair with this person.
Who is Abigail Williams?
This person said, "more weight."
Who is Giles Corey?
This is a brief reference to something well-known.
What is an allusion?
This person is the author of The Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller?
This person received the consequences for Elizabeth's lie, even though it was said that she could never lie.
Who is John Proctor?
Parris fears Betty’s illness will lead to this consequence for him.
What is losing his position?
This is the Proctor's servant who made the poppet that was used as evidence against Elizabeth Proctor.
Who is Mary Warren?
“I'll tell you what's walking Salem--vengeance is walking Salem” is what this person said when he realized his innocent family member was being arrested.
Who is John Proctor?
A vessel used to melt metals or a severe trial or test.
What is a crucible?
The author wrote The Crucible during the 1950s as a response to this real-world political situation marked by fear, accusations, and blacklisting.
What is McCarthyism?
Sarah Good and John Proctor were given this test to see if they were true, holy Christians.
What are the Ten Commandments
To save their wives, three men bring Danforth a paper that 91 people signed. People signed it to say that these three women are good and have never had dealings with the devil.
Who are Rebecca, Martha, and Elizabeth?
This person is accused of controlling a magical avian being in the courtroom.
Who is Mary Warren?
After realizing nothing more can be done, this person said, "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him."
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
This symbolizes innocence changing to corruption/evil.
What is a poppet?
One reason Miller wrote the play was to show how unfair it is when people are accused of something without this.
What is evidence?
Because he would not say who told him that Putnam was killing people for their land, this person was killed.
Who is Giles Corey?
In Act 4, Elizabeth wants John to go to court to tell everyone this information. Mary Warren will also go to court to give this information.
What is to explain that the girls are lying.
This person did not want to postpone the hangings because he didn't want the people who were already hanged to die in vain.
Who is Danforth?
This person said, "Do that which is good, and no harm will come to thee."
Who is John Proctor to Mary Warren?
Unlike metaphors or allusions, this literary device is full stories that use symbols to convey larger ideas or societal issues.
What is an allegory?
One of the author’s purposes in writing The Crucible was to show how this type of mass behavior can overpower logic and justice, leading communities to turn on each other.
What is mass hysteria?
Because he wants to see if she was really pretending in court, Hathorne thinks to test for Mary Warren by having her do this.
What is pretend to faint?
When he comes back, Hale finally understands that innocent people are being hanged. He says he's come back to do "the devil's work." This means that he is committing this religious crime.
What is convincing people to lie to save their lives?
This clergyman had his life threatened in Act IV.
Who is Reverend Parris?
This person, referring to upstanding citizens, said, "You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me."
Who is Reverend Parris?
This religious object represents the corruptness of spiritual leadership.
What are the golden candlesticks?
By comparing the Salem witch trials to events in his own time, the author shows that his purpose was to criticize this kind of harmful, fear-based blaming. This name comes from the events in Salem.
What is a "witch hunt"?
This person received the consequence of hanging for Walcott not being able to keep his pigs alive.
Who is Martha Corey?
Proctor tears up his confession because he refuses to let the court use it for this purpose.
What is to make him look guilty so they can justify the hangings?