Characters
Has an affair with Abigail Williams
Who is John Proctor?
Appears to be Reverend Parris's primary concern in Act I of the play
What is his job/reputation?
John forgets this commandment when questioned by Reverend Hale in his home
What is adultery?
Evidence is used to accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft
What is...The poppet Mary gave her with a needle in it.
Senator responsible for the start of mass hysteria in the 1950s
Joseph McCarthy
Bonus 100 points if you can name the state he was the senator for. You have 30 seconds.
First character to admit to practicing witchcraft
Who is Tituba?
At the start of Act I, Betty Parris and her friends have been . . .
What is caught dancing in the woods?
John tells Hale that his youngest child has not been baptized because
What is ... John doesn't like Rev. Parris? ("I see no light of God in that man.")
Giles Corey refuses to respond either way to the charges against him so that...
What is he doesn't want to provide more names?
What events in the 1950s inspired the author to write The Crucible?
The "Red Scare"/Communist witch hunts
Arrives in Salem to investigate charges of witchcraft
Who is Reverend Hale?
Tituba ultimately confesses to witchcraft for this reason
What is to save her life?
Per John, Elizabeth's justice will freeze...
What is beer?
This will delay Elizabeth's hanging
What is.... her pregnancy?
Parris has to admit that Abigail has done this to him.
What is, "ran off with his life savings"?
Accuses Rebecca Nurse of murdering her seven babies
Who is Thomas Putnam or Ann Putnam?
Abigail drinks this to cast her love charm
What is chicken blood?
When Elizabeth is arrested, John insists that Mary Warren do this.
What is ... come to court and tell the truth?
Elizabeth's act that sealed John's fate
What is.... lying and denying John's affair with Abigail?
The reason Danforth presses Proctor so hard to confess
What is, "he needs the confession of a prominent citizen to justify the hangings"?
Gives Elizabeth a poppet doll
Who is Mary Warren?
Rev. Parris does not want to conclude that witchcraft is to blame because...
What is his fear for his job/reputation?
Elizabeth states that Abigail wants her accused as a witch for this reason
What is so that Abigail can have John to herself?
At the end of act 3, Rev. Hale is so disgusted he does this
What is....he denounces the proceedings and quits the court?
Elizabeth Proctor places blame for John's affair on this person.
Who is herself?