Vocabulary
People who are adamant about their opinions typically act like this
What is stubborn?
It shows life with reality, omitting nothing that is ugly or painful, and idealizing nothing
what happened to giles corey?
he was pressed to death with heavy stones for not answering his indictment
This is the reason why Parris wants Rebecca Nurse and Proctor to confess
What is a dagger above his door?
Another word for disputation
What is an argument or debate?
Contributes most to realism
a. children wandering
b. Proctor and Elizabeth expressing intense emotions
What is choice B?
What does Reverend Parris want Danforth to do?
He wants him to postpone the hangings of John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse
This is the reason Parris urges Elizabeth to speak with Proctor while he's being taken away to be executed
What is so she can try one more time to persuade him to confess?
What is she believed that the townspeople were about to turn against her?
A conciliatory person could also be called this
What is a peacemaker?
"The corridor magnifies the sound of rattling keys and footsteps" is an example of this piece of the text having to do with the place in which a story takes place
What is setting?
why is elizabeth proctor brought to see john?
to convince him to confess
Tituba and Sarah Good truly believe this at the opening of Act 4
What is they have come to believe the accusations against them?
This is why Hale came back to Salem
What is he hoped to persuade people to confess so they wouldn't hang?
A government where the church and state are combined
What is theocracy?
A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
What is a dialect?
what requests does paris make of danforth?
to postpone the execution
Giles Corey's last words
What is "more weight?"
Proctor refused to incriminate Rebecca and the others because he realized this about himself
What is a newfound belief in the goodness of his own nature?
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
What is an allegory?
Genre of The Crucible (the play)
What is a historical fiction or fictional take on true events?
how has proctor changed?
he is bearded and filthy. he walks slowly, and his eyes are misty
Important message about personal honor conveyed by Proctor's decision to tear up the confession
What is personal honor determines one's self worth?
This is the lesson that Elizabeth learns during her three-month imprisonment
What is one should not judge human weakness too harshly?