Characters
Who is Abigail
Land is his primary interest
Who is Thomas Putnam
Property Boundaries
Thomas Putnam
"And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."
Who is Abigail
Oh, Elizabeth, your justice could freeze beer!
Hyperbole
She lost seven out of eight children, and she blames the low women of Salem for her misfortune.
Who is Mrs. Putnam
His primary focus is upholding the law and his reputation.
Who is Judge Danforth
Preserving God's most precious gift- life
Reverend Hale
And do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead to Lynn, and upon my signature?
Judge Danforth
It were a cold house I kept!
Metaphor
A subservient girl who struggles to do the right thing.
Who is Marry Warren
He's described as young in the beginning, but the courts of Salem have aged him greatly. He only wants to help people.
Who is Reverend Hale
Protecting his reputation (2)
Reverend Parris and Judge Danforth
"Mr. Parris I think you'd best send Reverend Hale back as soon as he come."
Who is Rebecca Nurse
Where she walks the crowd will part like the sea for Israel.
Allusion
Who is Reverend Parris
He accused his wife of reading strange books, which made her an easy target for the crime of witchcraft.
Who is Giles Corey
Elizabeth
I am waiting since November for a stick, and even in November I had to show my frostbitten hands like some London beggar! (2 answers)
Simile
The first woman charged with Witchcraft
Tituba
She understands the girls in Salem are just acting silly because the adults are going along with it.
Who is Rebecca Nurse
They stayed firm for God, family, and integrity (4)
Who are Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, Martha Corey, and John Proctor
Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life.
John Proctor
She is a mouse no more. I forbid her go, and she raises up her chin like the daughter of a prince and lays to me, “I must go to Salem, Goody Proctor; I am an official of the court!” (2 answers)
Metaphor
Simile