The Crucible #1
Parris's role in Salem
What is a Reverend?
Character that does not change from beginning to end of story.
What is a static character?
Giles Corey's last words
What is "more weight"?
Character that undergoes significant internal change throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
An object, event, person, or place that represents other, abstract meaning
What is a symbol in literature?
In charge of the court
Who are Danforth & Hathorne?
Characters that have heroic traits, but also have flaws that ultimately lead to their own downfall.
What is a tragic hero?
When in prison, Hale urges Proctor to
What is confess even though he is innocent?
Author explicitly provides information about a character's traits and motivations.
What is direct characterization?
The main idea(s) or lessons the story expresses about life and people
What is theme?
Giles Corey is arrested for
What is contempt of court?
When and object is given human-like qualities.
What is personification?
Proctor's reasoning for not attending Parris's sermons
What is he speaks only of hell and damnation?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A major theme/thematic concept in The Crucible
What is deception/manipulation?
Why John Proctor retracts his confession
What is because the officials demand that he sign his name to it?
The atmosphere of a text; the feeling that the reader experiences.
What is mood?
What is she pretends Mary Warren is bewitching her?
The author’s attitude towards the subject they are writing about.
What is tone?
The crucible symbolizes this in the book.
What is extreme pressure; a severe test or trial?
True/False: the play is based on real events that occurred in Salem.
What is true?
When the audience knows more than the character.
What is dramatic irony?
Calls John Proctor "the devil's man" and betrays him at the end of Act III.
Who is Mary Warren?
When a text makes a reference to another text, movie, or historical event.
What is allusion?
The poppet symbolizes this
What is the fragility of evidence and the manipulation of the time period?