Act 1
The inciting moment of the play
What is when Reverend Parris discovers the girls dancing around a fire in the woods?
Her "Justice would freeze beer"
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
This character cares more about his reputation and position in the community than his own sick daughter.
Who is Reverend Parris?
The Crucible is an allegory for this historical "witch hunt" of the 1950s. (allegory means a story on two levels=literal and symbolic)
What is McCarthyism? Or the Red Scare or Communist hunt
She went on to play the love interest in "Edward Scissorhands" and the mom in "Stranger Things"
Who is Winona Ryder? (Or the actress who plays Abigail Williams?)
Who are Sarah Good and Sarah Osburne?
She sews Elizabeth a poppet while sitting next to Abigail in church.
Who is Mary Warren?
Described as a "twisted soul of forty-five, a death-ridden woman, haunted by dreams" (12).
Who is Mrs. Putnam
In the play, she is 17 but in real life she was closer to 11 or 12.
Who is Abigail Williams?
He was the Principal in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
Who is Jeffrey Jones (or the actor who plays Putnam)?
She provides a false confession under threat of a whipping and hanging.
Who is Tituba?
What did Abigail accuse Elizabeth Proctor of at the end of Act 2? (Besides being a witch)
What is attempted murder?
Accuses Elizabeth Proctor of "blackening" her name allover town.
Who is Abigail Williams?
The playwright Arthur Miller was married to this blonde Hollywood bombshell who once sang happy birthday to President Kennedy.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This British actor Oscar winner who played John Proctor met Arthur Miller's daughter on the set of the film The Crucible and went on to marry her.
Who is Daniel Day Louis?
The two girls in a coma-like state.
Who are Ruth Putnam and Betty Parris?
Abigail was stabbed with this instrument.
What is a knitting needle?
Described as a man of "many grievances" who has a land dispute with his neighbors such as John Proctor.
Who is Mr. Putnam?
The number of people who eventually were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
What is 20?
The year film The Crucible was made
What is 1996?
Abigail accuses her of being "a cold and sniveling woman"
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
Elizabeth discovers that John had lied about this.
What is being alone with Abigail?
He says, "I'll tell you what's walking Salem-vengeance is walking Salem... but now the little crazy children jangling the keys of the kingdom" (77).
Who is Proctor?
This person was an actual witchcraft investigator.
Who is Reverend Hale?
This ignorant character who throws his wife under the bus for reading "strange books" was also in "Game of Thrones."
Who is Giles Corey? (Peter Vaughn)