Characters
This character has an affair with Abigail Williams.
John Proctor
He said his wife was reading strange books and got her arrested for suspicion of witchcraft.
Giles Corey
This appears to be Reverend Parris's primary concern in Act I of the play.
job/reputation
Who wrote the Crucible?
Arthur Miller
What evidence is used to accuse Elizabeth Proctor?
The poppet Mary gave her with a needle in it.
“I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
John Proctor
This character confesses to witchcraft during a beating and effectively begins a witch hunt.
Tituba
He is the Governor who takes over the court.
Before the action of the play begins, Betty Parris and her friends have been . . .
Caught dancing in the woods
John Proctor forgets this commandment when he is being questioned by Reverend Hale in his home.
Adultery
Giles Corey refuses to identify his sources to the court because of this fear.
All witnesses will be arrested and questioned.
“I cannot sleep for dreamin’; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I’d find you comin’ through some door.”
Abigail Williams
This character arrives in Salem to investigate charges of witchcraft, but eventually begins to doubt the guilt of many of the accused.
Reverend Hale
First child that we see 'afflicted' in the play because she was caught playing in the forest by her dad.
Betty Parris
Tituba ultimately confesses to witchcraft for this reason.
Save her life OR deflecting trouble
Why do Parris and Danforth want Proctor to confess?
DOUBLE POINTS:
This will delay Elizabeth's hanging.
She is pregnant.
What does Abigail claim is on the rafters in the court?
A yellow bird that is Mary Warren's spirit
This character accuses Rebecca Nurse of witchcraft and names her as the one responsible for murdering seven babies shortly after birth.
Thomas Putnam or Ann Putnam
She saw her parents killed by Indians and lives with her uncle.
Abigail Williams
Elizabeth states that Abigail wants her accused as a witch for this reason.
So that Abigail can have John to herself
Describe how Elizabeth's testimony before the court hurts or hinders John Proctor's claims about Abigail.
She doesn't tell the truth by trying to keep his reputation.
Elizabeth Proctor places blame on John's affair on this person.
Herself.
Why does Mary Warren turn on Proctor in the court?
She knows that no one will believe the truth and she is afraid she will hang.
This character gives Elizabeth a poppet doll that eventually causes her arrest.
Mary Warren
DOUBLE POINTS:
These are the first two women accused of witchcraft.
Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne
Who said, "Abby'll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!"
Mary Warren
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
The senator who began the hearings to root out Communism in the U.S. in the 1950s.
Rebecca Nurse advised Reverend Parris to send Reverend Hale back immediately because ...
She knew Hale's presence in town would scare people and cause mass hysteria.
He believes that if this is the "God's work" then there can be no God.