Plot
The play they are studying in English class
What is The Crucible?
How John Proctor is remembered for in The Crucible, despite his affair with Abigail
What is dying with his “integrity” intact?
This viral hashtag that started in 2017 made everyone rethink who gets to tell the story of abuse and power.
What is #MeToo?
The protagonist's full name
Who is Shelby Holcomb?
How the #MeToo movement reframes narratives about power + abuse
What is amplifying survivors’ voices?
How many pages the script of John Proctor is the Villain is.
What is 154 pages long?
The school club Mr. Smith sponsors
What is the Feminist Club?
How John Proctor is the Villain uses #MeToo-era thinking to reinterpret Proctor’s affair with Abigail.
What is recognizing the power imbalance and centering Abigail’s victimhood?
How long John Proctor is the Villain runs for.
What is 1 hour and 40 minutes?
How Shelby publicly confronts Mr. Smith of his past abuse to her
What is declaring John Proctor as the villain?
How the #MeToo movement exposes the flaws in stories like The Crucible
What is revealing how narratives excuse abusers by focusing on their redemption instead of the harm they caused?
How old Kimberly Belflower was when she wrote John Proctor is the Villain.
What is 30 years old?
How Ivy reclaims her voice by rejecting the classroom narrative
What is Ivy changing her essay topic last-minute during the feminism unit?
How John Proctor is the Villain reinterprets the historical Salem witch trials by changing the story about John Proctor’s relationship with Abigail.
What is by showing he was an abuser, not a hero?
When the film adaption of John Proctor is the Villain is set to release