Author Background
Hodgepodge
Character Time
Quotable Quotes
Drama Conventions
100
This is the playwright of The Crucible
What is Arthur Miller
100
This Act was set in the common room of Proctor's house, eight days after the girls got sick
What is Act II
100
This character's illness and that of Ruth Putnam's illness begin the first rumors of witchcraft.
What is Betty Parris
100
"I'll not stand whipping anymore!"
What is Mary Warren
100
Dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character
What is tragedy
200
The author's father suffered great losses during this event in history
What is The Great Depression
200
Danforth can be considered a foil for this character
What is Hale
200
Slave from Barbados - agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail's request
What is Tituba
200
"She thinks to dance with me on my wife's grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly."
What is John Proctor
200
Character who is basically good and noble but has a flaw and is responsible for his own downfall
What is tragic hero
300
The inspiration for the play came from this era in American politics
What is McCarthy
300
Giles Corey dies by this method
What is pressing
300
This character is a paranoid, power-hungry, and self-pitying figure
What is Reverend Parris
300
"This girl must be murder! She must be ripped out of the world!"
What is Elizabeth Proctor
300
A character that enhances another character through contrast, making the character's attributes stand out more sharply
What is foil
400
A container used to melt metals at high temperatures in order to change or purify them (literal meaning)
What is a crucible
400
This word is the Puritan equivalent of "Mrs."
What is Goody
400
This character is an elderly, innocent, and irritating farmer
What is Giles Corey
400
"Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten before."
What is John Proctor
400
A story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning
What is allegory
500
The Salem witch trials parallel this United States government committee
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee
500
This is the type of government Salem had
What is theocracy
500
This character disappeared along with Abigail before the trials were over
What is Mercy Lewis
500
"Think you be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? Beware it!"
What is Abigail
500
Distinct form of language as it is spoken in one geographical area by a particular social or ethnic group
What is dialect
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