Crucible I
A small, organized group especially in politics.
What is faction?
To make something bad or unsatisfactory.
What is Ameliorate?
Feeling or showing no sympathy for the pain of others
What is callous?
What is Rev. Parris so worried at the beginning of the play?
He is worried about his reputation
What does Abigail threaten to do to the girls if they tell?
Kill them in the night
Something that causes extreme disgust or hatred.
What is an abomination?
The act of returning something that was lost, stolen or destroyed
What is restitution?
To make something appear by magic
What is conjure?
What were the girls doing in the woods?
What is dancing and singing (conjuring up spirits_
What does Proctor do when Elizabeth is taken away to the court?
He goes to court to save her by revealing what Abigail told him
A state of disorder due to the absence of authority.
What is anarchy?
To make a judgement in a dispute outside a legal court
What is arbritrate
Humble submission and respect
What is deference?
What secret about Abigail does Betty reveal?
That she wants to kill Elizabeth
What is Giles Corey trying to prove to the court?
That his wife Rebecca is innocent
To escape or avoid.
What is evade?
Speaking or acting in a way that shows disrespect for God or sacred things
What is blasphemy?
Deeply religious
What is pious?
Why is Elizabeth upset with Proctor?
He is having an affair with Abigail
what happened to Abigail and Mercy?
They ran away to evade hanging or prison
A strong support of a cause or person.
What is partisan?
A preference or special liking to something
What is predilection?
Causing or intending to cause harm or evil
What is malign?
What does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
A poppet that she made while at the court
Why does Rev. Parris want to stop the hangings?
He fears for his own family