Characters
The protagonist of the play. He is characterized by an internal conflict between guilt over his affair with Abigail Williams and the need to maintain his integrity.
John Proctor
What does Elizabeth want her husband to say in court?
That the trials are a charade; the girls are faking
What does Mary Warren reveal about Elizabeth?
That she was accused of witchcraft
Define conflict in literature
The struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot
Identify the speaker of the following quotation:
“I made a gift for you today, Goody Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair and passed the time with sewing.”
Mary Warren
John Proctor's wife. She fired Abigail when she discovered that her husband was having an affair. She is supremely virtuous, but often cold.
Elizabeth Proctor
Reread the following dialogue:
“ELIZABETH, with a smile, to keep her dignity: John, if it were not Abigail that you must go hurt, would you falter now? I think not.”
Elizabeth is implying that Proctor…
Still has feelings for Abigail
What evidence is being used to bring Elizabeth to trial?
The doll that Mary Warren has given her
1. What is internal conflict?
2. What is external conflict?
1. Internal - a struggle within a character’s own mind or emotions
2. External - a struggle between a character and an outside force
Identify the speaker of the following quotation:
"We are always what we were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!"
John Proctor
The servant girl in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail's group of girls. She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her.
Mary Warren
1. In The Crucible, what will happen to the accused witches if they do not confess?
2. What happens to the accused if they do confess?
2. They will be imprisoned
Why won’t Mary Warren testify that she gave the doll to Elizabeth?
She is afraid of what Abigail will do to her
1. What is irony?
2. What are the three types of irony?
1. When the opposite of what is expected happens or is meant
2. Verbal, dramatic, and situational
Identify the speaker of the following quotation:
"I cannot think the Devil may own a woman's soul, Mr. Hale, when she keeps an upright way, as I have. I am a good woman, I know it."
Elizabeth Proctor
A young minister known to be an expert on witchcraft. His arrival in Salem sets the hysteria in motion.
Reverend Hale
According to Hale, what 3 things are suspicious about the Proctors?
1. Proctor does not attend church regularly
2. One of their sons has not been baptized
3. Proctor cannot name all 10 commandments of the Bible
What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abigail or tell everyone that she is lying?
She will tell everyone that she and Proctor had an affair, and he will be charged with lechery.
What type of irony is demonstrated when John Proctor forgets the commandment about adultery?
Situational
Identify the speaker of the following quotation:
"I never said my wife were a witch, Mr. Hale; I only said she were reading books."
Giles Corey
An elderly but feisty farmer. His wife, Martha, is accused of witchcraft
Giles Corey
How is the accusation against Elizabeth important to the play as a whole?
It motivates Proctor to act, or he will lose his wife
What is the significance of Proctor ripping the warrant?
It is an act of rebellion against the court
Identify the figurative language in the following line from the play: “Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small.”
Metaphor
Identify the speaker of the following quotation:
"Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in heaven."
Reverend Hale