Name That Character
A very superstitious woman who has lost seven children in childbirth and sends her daughter Ruth to Tituba to conjure the dead.
Ann Putnam
“I must tell you sir. I will be gone every day now. I am amazed that you do not see what weighty work we do.”
Mary Warren
A comparison using like or as
Simile
Deceive
Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
Who is Giles married to?
Martha Corey
The elderly, fiery man who is tortured for trying to protect a friend.
Giles Corey
“My wife is the very brick and mortar of the church.”
Francis Nurse
A comparison of two things WITHOUT using like or as
Metaphor
Deposition
The process of giving sworn evidence.
Why does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings?
He doesn’t want people to believe that those already hanged were innocent and he doesn't want to appear weak in front of the villagers.
A respected, pious old woman who has often acted as a midwife and been a grandmother many times.
Rebecca Nurse
“Man, remember, until an hour before the devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.”
Reverend Hale
The overall atmosphere of a piece of literature.
Mood
To deal illegally.
Traffic
Proctor does not go to church regularly, the youngest son has not been baptized, and he could not remember all of the commandments.
A powerful man in the village but not very well liked; he supports Parris and seems willing to do anything to acquire more land.
Thomas Putnam
“You think it God’s work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one?”
Ann Putnam
The general feeling or attitude expressed by a character in a piece of literature.
Tone
Apparition
A ghostly appearing figure.
The Nurses were not liked by the Putnams for this reason.
There were some land disputes between the families.
The judge of the court.
Danforth
“A person is either with this court or must be counted against it.”
Danforth
The overall category of a piece of literature (I.e. Horror, Nonfiction, Romance, etc.).
Genre
Vile
The form of government practiced in Salem.
Theology