Plot
This character is the first accused of witchcraft.
Tituba.
The Salem Witch Trials occurred in this year.
1692
Simile
This word means to be serious and gloomy in character.
Somber
List three themes in The Crucible.
Fear, justice, religion/superstition, dishonesty, mob mentality, lack of logical reasoning
This character sews a poppet for Elizabeth Proctor.
Who is Mary Warren.
A communist
"Theology, sir, is a fortress" is an example of this literary device.
Metaphor.
This word means to conceal one's true motives, feelings, and beliefs.
Dissemble
How does John Hale change between Acts One and Two?
He starts off as intellectual and logic-driven and then he goes along with the mass hysteria, abandoning his logic.
This event is the inciting incident of The Crucible.
Reverend Parris finds the girls dancing in the woods.
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as an allegory for this repressive political campaign that was occurring in the 1950s.
McCarthyism.
"Your justice would freeze beer" is an example of this literary device.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration).
This word is the state of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior and morals.
Propriety
Give an example of John Proctor being a righteous character.
Proctor questioning the logic behind what the judges consider proof throughout the trials; defending his wife as she is getting arrested
This character is accused of murdering Mrs. Ann Putnam's seven babies.
Rebecca Nurse
This is the system of government the Puritans followed, in which priests ruled the government in God's name.
Theocracy
John Proctor forgetting the sin of adultery when listing the Ten Commandments is an example of which literary device?
Irony.
Finish this sentence: Reverend Parris has a ______ for discussing golden candlesticks during his sermons.
Predilection
How is Elizabeth Proctor a stereotypical female character?
She is a housewife and she is docile.
At the very end of Act Two, John Proctor gives a speech saying what?
He says that the people of Salem have lost all of their pretense; who they always have been is now entirely obvious.
Puritanism
Name two sets of characters that are foils of one another.
Abigail and Elizabeth. John Proctor and John Hale. (John Proctor and Reverend Parris).
Finish this sentence: John Proctor shows ______ to Rebecca Nurse, one of the few residents of Salem he respects.
Deference
Why does Tituba get accused of witchcraft first?