Characters
This character serves as the primary antagonist and is a leading figure in the witch trials.
Who is Abigail Williams?
This event sparks the initial panic and accusations in Salem.
What is the girls' dancing in the forest?
This theme highlights the conflict between individual conscience and societal expectations.
What is moral or personal integrity?
"I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"
Who is John Proctor?
This year marks the beginning of the Salem witch trials.
What is 1692?
He is the tragic hero of the play who struggles with his sense of guilt.
Who is John Proctor?
The character who is arrested after a poppet with a needle is found in her home.
What is Elizabeth Proctor's arrest?
This symbolizes the danger of a guilty conscience and hidden sins.
What is the poppet?
"The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone."
Who is Reverend John Hale?
This document serves as a primary source for Arthur Miller's portrayal of the trials.
What is the court records?
This character falsely accuses others to save herself and gains power through the trials.
Who is Mary Warren?
The event where Proctor confronts the court about the false accusations.
What is Act III's trial scene?
This theme addresses the consequences of hysteria and fear in a community.
What is mass paranoia?
"Abigail brings the other girls into the dance."
Who is Mercy Lewis?
This historical figure's trials inspired Miller's "The Crucible.
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy?
The learned minister who fights against the witch trials but ultimately feels powerless.
Who is Reverend John Hale?
This event marks the climax of the play, defining the fate of the accused.
What is the execution of John Proctor?
The courtroom serves as a symbol for this overarching theme of justice versus injustice.
What is legal authority?
"I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in yourHeart that judges you."
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
The term used to describe the unjust campaign against suspected Communists in the 1950s.
What is McCarthyism?
This character is known for her strong moral integrity and is Proctor's wife.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
The moment that Reverend Hale denounces the court and tries to save Proctor.
What is Hale's intervention in Act III?
This represents the struggle between reason and fanaticism.
What is the devil or witchcraft?
"A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between."
Who is Judge Danforth?
This social phenomenon describes the mass fear of witchcraft in Puritan New England.
What is the Salem witch hunt?