Act I
The puritans of Salem think of these people as "heathens".
Who are the Native Americans?
This setting of Act II takes place here.
Where is John and Elizabeth Proctor's house?
Elizabeth provides this excuse to avoid the gallows.
What is she is pregnant?
Abigail Williams and Mercy Lewis did this to Rev. Parris
What is stole all of his money and fled Salem?
Who is Arthur Miller?
This person is in lying in bed, inert.
Who is Betty Parris?
This person unwittingly gives Elizabeth Proctor a poppet with a needle in it.
Who is Mary Warren?
Arthur Miller uses so many apostrophes when Giles Corey speaks for this reason.
What is to show that he doesn't use proper English?
John Proctor feels this emotion when he sees Rebecca Nurse because she doesn't want to confess to something she didn't do.
What is guilt/shame?
This is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an allegory?
Before the play begins, the girls were caught doing this.
What is dancing naked in the woods trying to cast a spell to kill Elizabeth Proctor?
John Proctor forgets this commandment.
Abigail gaslights Mary Warren by doing this.
What is she pretends to see a yellow bird and blames it on Mary?
After John Proctor signs the confession, he refuses to hand it over to Danforth because of this reason.
What is he doesn't want his name/reputation ruined in Salem?
These events in the 1950s inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible.
What is The Red Scare/McCarthyism?
This person confesses to witchcraft after being beat and begins the witchhunt.
Who is Tituba?
Rebecca Nurse has been accused of killing this person's babies with devilry.
Who is Goody Putnam?
At the end of Act III Rev. Hale does this.
Giles Corey gained this in death, but did not have it in life.
What is respect?
The name of a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
What is theocracy?
This person originally comes to Salem to try and help Betty.
Who is Rev. Hale?
Rev. Parris shows his greed by stating he wants these things.
What is golden candlesticks/the deed to his house/more pay?
Danforth states this phrase to show that there is no gray area in the courts.
What is " a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between"?
The different motivations for Rev. Hale and Danforth to save John Proctor.
What is...
Rev. Hale: Wants to save him so he isn't responsible for taking another life.
Danforth: Wants him to tell the "truth"
The Crucible is a metaphoric title for this reason.
What is...
a crucible is usually defined as a test - a test that puts great stress on people, revealing their weaknesses and strengths. Miller puts great stress on the characters. The stress, like fire, will burn away the characters' pretenses and bring out their true nature?