Vocab
Events that lead to the climax
Rising Action
Stage Directions
Notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed or staged
Which of the following best describes the allegorical lesson in The Crucible as it applies to us today?
A. It is dangerous to act out in fear and hysteria
B. It is dangerous to act in a mob just to go along with the group
C. There comes a point when someone must be willing to stand up for the truth
D. All of the above
D
Proctor: I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him [Rev. Parris] preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. There are many others who stay away from church these days because he hardly ever mentions God any more.
From John's statement, what can we infer about how he feels about Rev. Parris?
He doesn't appreciate how Rev. Parris tries to scare his congregation
A problem that begins the rising action
Conflict
The moment of highest tension - the turning point
Climax
Plot
A sequence of events in the play
ELIZABETH: (Weeping.) Aye, sir. Abigail Williams… I came to think he fancied her. And so one night I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the high road.
DANFORTH: Your husband… did he indeed turn from you?
ELIZABETH: (A plea.) My husband… is a goodly man, sir… (She starts to glance at Proctor.)
DANFORTH: Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John Proctor ever committed the crime of lechery? (In a crisis of indecision she cannot speak.) Answer my question! Is your husband a lecher!
ELIZABETH: (Faintly.) No, sir.
Which of the following element of drama is used in the above passage?
Dialogue
Parris: Mr. Corey, you will look far for a man of my kind at sixty pound a year! I am not used to this poverty; I left a thrifty business in the Barbados to serve the Lord. I do not fathom it, why am I persecuted here? I cannot offer one proposition but there be a howling riot of argument. I have often wondered if the Devil be in it somewhere; I cannot understand you people otherwise.
Which theme is evident in the passage?
Greed and Pride
Conversations between the characters
Dialogue
Monologue
Aside
What is the definition of the Crucible as it applies to the play?
A severe test or trial
Proctor: I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him [Rev. Parris] preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. There are many others who stay away from church these days because he hardly ever mentions God any more.
The author of the play reveals the character of John Proctor in the above passage through?
What John says
The Big Idea - Main issues the characters face
Theme
A character that makes significant changes throughout a piece
Dynamic Character
Static Character
ELIZABETH: (Weeping.) Aye, sir. Abigail Williams… I came to think he fancied her. And so one night I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the high road.
DANFORTH: Your husband… did he indeed turn from you?
ELIZABETH: (A plea.) My husband… is a goodly man, sir… (She starts to glance at Proctor.)
DANFORTH: Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John Proctor ever committed the crime of lechery? (In a crisis of indecision she cannot speak.) Answer my question! Is your husband a lecher!
ELIZABETH: (Faintly.) No, sir.
At which point along the plot of The Crucible is the above passage occurring?
Climax
Abigail: I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near!
What type of figurative language is used in the underlined portion?
Simile
Falling Action
Events that lead to the ending
Soliloquy
Denouement
When a story has both a literal meaning and a symbolic representation of another event in order to convey a message or warning regarding that event is?
Allegory
Parris: Mr. Corey, you will look far for a man of my kind at sixty pound a year! I am not used to this poverty; I left a thrifty business in the Barbados to serve the Lord. I do not fathom it, why am I persecuted here? I cannot offer one proposition but there be a howling riot of argument. I have often wondered if the Devil be in it somewhere; I cannot understand you people otherwise.
Mr. Parris is speaking without interruption to the other men in his house. What element of drama is this?
Monologue
Exposition
Beginning action