The Crucible Act I
He wrote The Crucible in response to the McCarthy Trials.
Who is Arthur Miller?
John Proctor "forgets" this commandment in a moment of dramatic irony.
Adultery
These people are vengeful and use the suspicion of witchcraft to eliminate their enemies.
Who are Thomas and Ann Putnam?
This character offers John some cider at the end of the play as a gesture of forgiveness; his niece fled Salem out of fear of rebellion.
Who is Reverend Parris?
This character is one of the first accused of witchcraft in the play; she supposedly conjured Mrs. Putnam's babies and confesses to witchcraft during a beating.
Who is Tituba?
The McCarthy Trials were convened in order to eradicate this threat to democracy.
What is Communism?
This is one way to save oneself from hanging under a charge of witchcraft.
What is confess to witchcraft, even if innocent?
John Proctor forces her to go to the court to tell them of the girls' fraud.
Who is Mary Warren?
He was pressed to death with heavy stones for refusing to admit to witchcraft.
Who is Giles Corey?
This character refuses to reveal the source who told him that Thomas Putnam had his daughter accuse an innocent neighbor of witchcraft to gain the neighbor's land. As a result, he was "pressed" to death with stones.
Who is Giles Corey?
Abigail attempted to curse this person by drinking a charm of blood.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
Elizabeth responds to Abigail's accusations of witchcraft with this proclamation.
What is "she should be ripped out of the world"?
This is the reason Mary Warren cannot stick to the truth in court.
What is she is afraid of and influenced by Abigail Williams?
After quitting the court, Reverend Hale comes back to Salem for this purpose.
What is to convince those accused to confess so they will not hang?
This person feels guilty for bringing suspicion on some of the people of Salem, and feels disgusted by what the court and the girls are doing.
Who is Reverend Hale?
This is why Reverend Parris is so concerned about is reputation.
He believes the congregation wants to drive him out of Salem.
This is the reason that church officials frown upon John Proctor.
What is he doesn't attend church regularly?
This is why Elizabeth Proctor denied John's affair with Abigail.
What is to save his reputation?
Elizabeth's cold heart, which led John to his affair with Abigail, was caused by this.
What is she believed herself to be too plain and simple to be loved?
This character is a gentle old woman who is well-respected in town and suspects the girls will come to their senses when they tire of pretending.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
Reverend Hale comes from this village to assist Salem.
What is Beverly?
What does John Proctor do at the end of Act II with the warrant for Elizabeth's arrest?
What is he tears it up?
Although at first he doubted John Proctor, in court he came to believe him.
Who is Reverend Hale?
Although at one point he had given up his fight for the truth, this is why John Proctor retracted his 'confession' to witchcraft.
What is he cared more about preserving his good name than saving his life?
This character won't consider a postponement to the trials because he is worried about power and the authority of the court.
Who is Judge Danforth?