Literary Terms
Proctor
Elizabeth/Abigail
Hale
and finally
100
What is the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot?
foreshadowing
100
What is Proctor's attitude toward Parris?
he believes that Parris is too interested in wealth.
100
What is the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor like at the opening of Act II?
they seem ill at ease with each other
100
What motivates Hale's attempt to intervene on behalf of Proctor?
his commitment to the truth
100
From Act I, it can be inferred that the Puritans associated the forest with...
disorder and evil
200
What is the vantage point from which the writer tells a story?
point of view
200
Why does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery?
he has a guilty conscience
200
From the scene in which the girls are alone , what can be inferred as the basis of Abigail's influence over the other girls?
she uses her early experiences to terrorize them
200
Why does Hale want Proctor to confess to witchcraft?
to save him from execution
200
What is Proctor's main purpose in bringing Mary Warren to court?
to save his wife
300
What is a very old imaginative pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages?
archetype
300
Proctor believes that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft because..
Abigail wants to punish Proctor for rejecting her.
300
What best describes Abigail Williams character?
proud and manipulative
300
Hale's interview with Proctor reveals Hale to be...
troubled but rigid
300
How can Mary Warrens character best be described?
gullible
400
What is a view that stresses the importance and worth of each person?
individualism
400
During the presentation of evidence, Proctor's behavior toward Danforth can best be described as...
evasive
400
When Elizabeth says to Proctor, "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you." What does she mean?
that Proctor carries the knowledge of his own guilt
400
When Proctor calls Hale "Pontius Pilate," his intention is to..
accuse Hale of doing injustice by doing nothing
400
Who is the opponent who struggle against or blocks the hero in a story?
antagonist
500
What is the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story; internal or external?
conflict
500
Which theme is revealed by Proctor's decision to tear up the confession?
forgiveness can be extended to the guilty as well as the innocent
500
When Mary says the crowd parted from Abigail like the sea of Israel, what is she making an allusion to?
to the bible
500
When Hale appears at the Proctor's door in Act II, he appears "different now - drawn a little," what accounts for this change?
he has seen events go beyond his expectations in Salem
500
Who is the central character in a story, the one who initiates or drives the action?
protagonist
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