CHARACTERS
Reverend Parris’s niece. Once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered that she was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor. She is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed.
Abigail Williams
What rumor is circulating about Reverend Parris's daughter Betty?
She is sick because of her involvement in witchcraft
Why does Reverend Hale visit the Proctors?
Hale visits the Proctors to test the Christian character of the home. He is investigating the stories and rumors heard in the court.
To call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual.
Conjure
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything or a doll
Poppet
A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. Has an affair with Abigail Williams. He hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined.
John Proctor
What does Reverend Parris accuse his niece, Abigail Williams of doing?
Dancing in the woods at night
What does Mary Warren reveal about Elizabeth?
That she was accused of witchcraft
unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense.
Gibberish
voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband
Adultery
A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. Called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft. His critical mind and intelligence save him from falling into blind fervor. His arrival sets the hysteria in motion, although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save the lives of those accused.
Reverend John Hale
What does Reverend Parris fear the most?
That his opponents will use the accusations of witchcraft against him
What evidence is used to bring Elizabeth to trial?
The doll that Mary Warren has given her
punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.
Vengeance
the first day of the week, Sunday, similarly observed by most Christians in commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ
Synonym: Lord's day
The Sabbath
The minister of Salem’s church. He is a paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure. Many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him, and he is very concerned with building his position in the community.
Reverend Parris
What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail? How do each of them feel about it now?
An affair that Proctor wants to forget and denies, and for Abigail she still wants it to continue
Why won't Mary Warren testify that she gave the doll to Elizabeth?
She is afraid of what Abigail will do to her.
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
Corroborating
lacking moral principles
Base
The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of girls. She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her, who tried unsuccessfully to expose the hoax and ultimately recanted her confession.
Mary Warren
Why is Reverend Hale in Salem?
To determine if what is going on is witchcraft or not
What does Elizabeth want her husband to say in court?
That the trials are a charade
keep from sight; hide.
Concealing
a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new.
Crucible