Puritans & Witch Hunts
What is the title "goody" short for?
goodwife
Who was the first person accused of withcraft?
Tituba
Who admits to dancing with the devil and writing in his boook at the end of Act 1?
Abigail
How is Rebecca Nurse portrayed?
Godly, calm, voice of reason, thought highly of in the community.
Rebecca nurse advises Reverend Hale to go back to his village for this reason
She knows that when he is in Salem, because he has a reputation of working in demonic arts, people will be scared and it will spread hysteria.
Who did Abigail drink a charm to kill?
Elizabeth Proctor
"The Crucible" is an allegory for...
McCarthyism
Why do most people confess to witchcraft even if they know they are not guilty?
They fear they will be hanged.
Name three Puritan Beliefs.
The belief in Predestination-Sunday "Sabbath" was important -Bible studied daily
She lost 7 babies and only has one child living--Ruth
Goody (Ann) Putnam
Define the word crucible.
A place or occasion of severe test or trial.
Tituba does this to make herself look good to Reverend Parris and to the community
Claims the devil told her to kill Parris
What was one place the Puritans of Salem feared?
the forest
Thomas Putnam treats this man with anger because he is jealous of his position in town.
Reverend Parris
What factors influenced people of Salem to react the ways they did?
superstition, greed, fear, shame, judgment on others, essays on witches that were popular at the time
The main ideas of Act 1- Give at least 2 to win points.
Desire for authority, reputation, hysteria, paranoia, deception, greed
Who were the people most often accused of Witchcraft?
Women (or healers and people isolated from mainstream society)
Who sees himself as a fraud and a hypocrite, but is good at pointing out the hypocrisy in others?
John Proctor
During McCarthyism, who was the government going after in American society?
alleged communists
How many people are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1?
11