Characters
Made a poppet for Elizabeth
Mary Warren (her servant)
Who accused Rebecca Nurse of witchcraft?
Mrs. Putnam (because 7 of her babies died)
Giles Corey is hung for being a witch.
No, he is pressed to death instead. He wouldn't say yes or no when accused.
Who is driven by fear the most?
Mary Warren
What are the three types of irony?
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
This character won't go to church because they think Rev. Parris is a bad priest
Proctor and his family
Who accused Proctor of consorting (meddling) with the devil?
Mary Warren (because she was afraid of Abby accusing her of witchcraft)
What saves Elizabeth from being killed immediately?
She's pregnant
Why does Rev. Hale experience guilt in the last act?
he feels responsible for all the deaths
In The Crucible, those who are innocent die or are accused, and those who lie are saved or have power. This is an example of…
Situational irony
This character saw the girls dancing in the woods.
Rev. Parris
Who accused Elizabeth of witchcraft and why?
Abigail, so that she could be with Proctor
How did Abigail frame Elizabeth?
She claimed that Elizabeth made a voodoo doll with a poppet
Who is driven by their reputation the most?
Rev. Parris - he's afraid of "factions" rising up against him
When John Proctor says, "God is dead!" what type of irony is this?
Verbal irony - he doesn't actually believe that
Which character takes advantage of the Salem trials in order to get revenge on neighbors and try to steal their lands?
Mr. Putnam
Which 3 women were accused of witchcraft, first? Why were they the first targeted?
Tituba (because she was a slave)
Sarah Good (didn't go to church)
Sarah Osborne (homeless)
They were all outsiders, so it was easier for people to believe they were witches.
What does Proctor mean when he says, "leave me my name!"
He doesn't want them to put his confession on doors of the church - it will show that he lied and betrayed his friends to save his life
What social issue of his time is the author, Arthur Miller, representing in the Crucible?
McCarthyism (went after communists)
Abigail pretends that she sees Mary Warren turning into a bird and scratching them.
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic - we know she's not a witch, but the courts don't know that
Name and describe 5 characters in the play.
Mary Warren, Tituba, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Rev. Parris, Abigail, Betty, Rev. Hale, Judge Danforth, Judge Hathorne, Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, Giles Corey, etc.
Who accused Martha Corey?
her neighbor - she sold him a pig that died and she wouldn't give him a refund
Why did Mrs. Putnam send Ruth, her daughter, to the woods with the girls in Act 1?
She wanted Tituba to conjure Ruth's dead baby siblings
Situations like the Salem Witch Trials were driven by groups of people participating in...
Groupthink
What is ironic about the courts of Salem? What type of irony is this?
Usually courts are fair and unbiased, but the court in Salem is very one sided.
Situational irony.