Background info
The author of the book
Who is Arthur Miller
a statement of beliefs or set of principles
What is creed
the wife of john proctor
who is elizabeth proctor
the result of betty being startled in the forest
what is everyone thought it was witchcraft
"because it is my name"
who is john proctor
Where the story takes place
What is Salem Massachusetts
a strong smell
what is stench
the women who john had an affair with
who is abigail williams
the reason why john wouldnt lie
what is to keep his name
"I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion when ever I come near!"
who is abigail williams
The year where the story takes place
What is 1692
to cause severe mental or physical distress
what is afflict
the character who was seen running naked in the woods
who is mercy lewis
the result of abigail still being in love with john
what is she wants elizabeth dead
"There is a prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits. I fear it, I fear it."
who is rebecca nurse
the practice of making accusations
What is Mccarthyism
polluted, spoiled or corrupted
what is polluted
the character who got crushed to his death
who is giles corey
why giles got crushed by rocks
what is he wouldnt confess
"We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise, the marks of his presence are definite as stone."
who is reverend hale
english protestants in the 16th and 17th century
what is a puritan
in a way that shows no concern if others are hurt or upset
what is callously
the character accused of conjuring spirits in the woods and later confesses
who is tituba
what is "thou shalt not commit adultery"
"The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you."
who is elizabeth proctor