Quotable Quotes
Says, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!”
Who is John Proctor?
The girls were discovered doing this in the forest.
What is dancing?
Act 4 takes place in this location.
What is the jail?
She is the slave of Rev. Parris.
Who is Tituba?
This is the name of the town in which the play takes place and where there really were witch trials.
What is Salem?
Says, "I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John... only somewhat bewildered."
In Act 2, Mary Warren gives Elizabeth this object.
What is a poppet?
In Act 3, John Proctor brings this servant to testify against Abigail.
Who is Mary Warren?
She is "sick" in bed at the start of the play.
Who is Betty?
This is the author of The Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller?
Confesses, “We did dance, uncle...”
This woman is arrested at the end of Act 2.
Who is Goody Proctor?
also: Elizabeth Proctor
This man is pressed to death before Act 4 begins.
Who is Giles Corey?
This elderly member of the town of Salem is highly respected by people across Massachusetts for her wisdom and faith.
Who is Goody Nurse
also: Rebecca Nurse
This is the century in which the play takes place.
What is the 17th century?
also: 1600s, 1692
Declares, “No uncorrupted man may fear this court, Mr. Hale!”
Who is Judge Danforth?
This is the commandment John Proctor ironically forgets.
What is "adultery"?
This is the crime John Proctor faces if he really did have a secret relationship with Abigail.
What is lechery?
also: adultery
(note: not a crime in most societies today, just very bad)
This character says he will not give up own his name for a lie.
Who is John Proctor?
Arthur Miller wrote this play as a metaphor for real American politics in the 1960s, when many people were afraid of this political ideology.
What is communism?
Asks, "Mr. Hale, I have always wanted to ask a learned man- what signifies the readin' of strange books?"
Who is Giles Corey?
This is Rev. Hale's expertise.
What is the occult?
also: witchcraft, demons, devils, spirits
Abigail does this between act 3 and act 4.
What is run away?
also: flee Salem, take a boat to escape, etc.
He fears for his life in act 4, especially after he hears a dagger fall to the ground outside his house.
Who is Rev. Parris?
This is the name of the American politician who accused many people of being communists and scared the whole country (similar to the witch trials of Salem).
Who is McCarthy?
also: Joseph McCarthy