The Crucible Characters
This character is a farmer, married and has three sons. He had an affair with Abigail.
Who is John Proctor?
Mrs. Putnam has Ruth go to Tituba to do this.
What is, conjure her dead babies?
Mary Warren reveals to the Proctor's this information.
What is, Elizabeth Proctor has been accused of witchcraft?
The real historical event that The Crucible is based on.
What is, the Salem Witch Trials?
Accused of murdering Goody Putnam's babies.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
The liquid that Abigail accuses Tituba of "making" her drink.
What is, blood?
This is the commandment which Proctor forgets when questioned.
What is "adultery?"
The time period when Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible.
What is, the 1950's?
This character serves the warrant for Elizabeth's arrest and questions the Proctor's about having poppets in their home.
Who is Ezekiel Cheever?
Reverend Parris and John Proctor argued back and forth about this.
What is, going to church?
What John Proctor does to the warrant when Elizabeth is to be taken under arrest.
What is, rips apart the warrant?
This character would be considered the antagonist (villain) of the The Crucible.
Who is, Abigail Williams?
This character is the servant of Parris
Who is Tituba?
The specific name for the type of people who lived in this time period and this society.
What is a puritan?
Reverend Hale does this after finding Elizabeth has been accused of witchcraft.
What is, visits and questions Elizabeth and John?
The period of history when Arthur Miller was accused of being a "communist sympathizer".
What is, the red scare or McCarthyism?
This is the character who crafted the poppet
Who is Mary Warren
The two women that Tituba claims she saw with the devil.
Who is, Goody Osburn and Sarah Good?
THe reason why Mary Warren sobs over and over "I cannot" at the end of Act 2.
What is, accuse Abigail of murder?
The city and state Miller placed the setting of The Crucible in?
What is Salem, Massachusetts