Characters
What is the name of the girl that John Proctor has an affair with?
Abigail Williams
"Oh Mary, this is a black art to change your shape!"
Abigail Williams
What does Reverend Parris discover his niece and daughter doing in the woods?
Dancing naked
What is discovered about Elizabeth at the beginning of Act 3?
She's pregnant
What historical event is The Crucible an allegory for?
The Red Scare / McCarthyism
What is the name of the preacher who comes to Salem from Beverly?
Reverend Hale
"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!"
John Proctor
What is the conflict between the Putnams & the Nurses?
Land Dispute
What lie does Elizabeth tell the court?
That she didn't know about John's affair
What decade(s) was McCarthyism prevalent?
30's, 40's, 50's
Who does John Proctor attempt to convince to testify against Abigail?
Mary Warren
"I just come from the farm; the whole country’s talkin’ witchcraft! They’ll be callin’ us witches, Abby!"
Mary Warren
Who fired Abigail from her former job?
Elizabeth Proctor
What do Hale and Danforth try to convince Elizabeth to do?
Get Proctor to confess
Why did the Puritans come to America?
To escape religious persecution
Who do the Putnams accuse of killing their children?
Rebecca Nurse
"I should hang ten thousand that dared to rise against the law"
Judge Danforth
What does Mary Warren give Elizabeth as a gift?
A poppet
What happens to Abigail Williams?
She runs away
How many people were killed as a result of the Salem Witch Trials?
19
Who is crushed to death and whose last words were "More Weight"?
Giles Corey
"We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone,"
Reverend Hale
What does Elizabeth want John Proctor to tell the court?
That Abigail admitted to John that they weren't doing witchcraft
Why won't Danforth accept Proctor's confession?
He doesn't accuse anyone else
What year did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
1692