The Crucible I
Who wrote The Crucible?
Arthur Miller
A farmer in his middle thirties who has committed adultery.
John Proctore
Proctor's current servant.
Mary Warren
"The little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom ..."
John Proctor
Define persecute
Cause to suffer
Where does the play take place?
Salem, Mass.
He found a witch in Beverly and is on his way to Salem; expert on witchcraft; his entrance foreshadows mass hysteria
kind and gently; has eleven children and twenty-six grandchildren; refuses to confess when accused of witchcraft
Rebecca Nurse
"She comes to me while I sleep; she’s always making me dream corruptions!"
Define province
area or territory
How is Betty related to Reverend Parris?
daughter
The setting for Act IV
Jail
What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?
poppet
"Oh, the noose, the noose is up!"
Elizabeth Proctor
Definite inhabit
to live in
She buried her seven unbaptized children; wife of Thomas
Goody (Ann) Putnam
Who said this?: “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”
Elizabeth Proctor
Who said this? : “Thirty-one pound is gone. I am penniless."
Rev. Parris
"You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!"
Abigail Williams
Define creed
system of beliefs or principles; expression of this
Has a sense of entitlement due to legacy and feelings of intellectual superiority; uses witch trials for personal gain
Thomas Putnam
Who claimed, "I have waked at night many a time and found her in a corner, readin’ a book. Now, what do you make of that?"
Giles Corey
Who says this?: “I have until this moment not the slightest reason to suspect that the children may be deceiving me. Do you understand my meaning?”
Judge Danforth
"You must understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it; there be no road between."
Judge Danforth
Define somber
sad, dreary