Who is?
This character fears of losing his reputation and the village motivates him to support the trails early on, even though he doubts the truth of the girls ' accusation.
Who is Reverend Parris
The accusations intensify when a needle is found stuck in this object, leading to Elizabeth's arrest.
What is the poppet?
The play illustrates how fear can overpower logic when the town becomes washed out in this mass emotional phenomenon.
What is Hysteria?
What is being pressed with stones?
Giles Corey refuses to reveal a witness and dies this way
The fear that questioning the court makes you a witch supporter shows this extreme mindset.
What is false dichotomy?
This slave is pressured by Hale and Parris until she finally confesses to witchcraft. beginning the snowball effect of accusations.
Who is Tituba?
This is tension--filled moment in court reveals Abigail's power over the girls , as they mimic another character to discredit her testimony.
What is the scene where the girls copy Mary Warren?
Miller uses the court's reliance on invisible evidence to show how dangerous it is when this standard of proof is accepted.
What is spectral evidence?
This is the reason Elizabeth lies in court, despite her usual honesty
What is to protect John's reputation?
Reverend Hale urges the accused to "confess" for this reason
What is to save their lives?
Once timid, this servant becomes a key witness in court but later cracks under pressure and accuses Proctor of witchcraft.
Who is Mary Warren?
John Proctor sacrifices his reputation by publicly admitted this sin, hoping to destroy Abigail's credibility.
What is Adultery (his affair)?
This wealthy, influential couple loses seven infants and is quick to suspect witchcraft
Who are the Putnams?
The play begins with Reverend Parris finding the girls doing this in the woods
What is dancing?
Abigail's lies represent this theme about consequences of unchecked ambition and jealousy
What is the abuse of power?
Known for his intelligence and logic, this character arrives in Salem confident he can identify witchcraft but later becomes horrified by injustice he helped enable
Who is Reverend Hale?
What is preserving the court's authority/avoiding looking weak?
Danforth refuses to postpone the accusations for this reason, claiming it would "cast doubt" on the justice already delivered.
The struggle between belling the truth and protecting a flawed reputation is best represented through this character's internal conflict.
Who is John Proctor?
He is the grave, stem deputy governor who oversees the trials
Who is Judge Danforth?
She is Proctor's wife, known for her honesty and moral strength
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
His deep guilt over land disputes and the death of neighbors feeds the chaos of the trials; he intentionally sets tragic events in motion.
Who is Giles Corey?
The tragedy reaches its peak when Proctor tears his signed confession for this moral reason.
What is the punishment for their behavior in the woods?
The girls accuse others of witchcraft mainly to aviod this consequence.
The poppet found in the Proctors home symbolizes this dangerous act
What is false accusations?
This type of government, ruled by religious beliefs, guides Salem.
What is Theocracy?