The Crucible Characters
This character is a farmer, married and has three sons. He had an affair with Abigail.
Who is John Proctor?
Mrs. Putnam has Ruth go to Tituba to do this.
What is, conjure her dead babies?
Mary Warren reveals to the Proctor's this information.
What is, Elizabeth Proctor has been accused of witchcraft?
What Parris accuses Proctor, Giles and Francis of trying to do with their evidence.
What is, overthrow the court?
The real historical event that The Crucible is based on.
What is, the Salem Witch Trials?
This character is well respected in the town of Salem. He owns 300 acres of land.
Who is Francis Nurse?
The liquid that Abigail accuses Tituba of "making" her drink.
What is, blood?
This is the commandment which Proctor forgets when questioned.
What is "adultery?"
Reverend Hale does this at the end of Act 3.
What is, storms out of the meeting house angrily slamming the door behind him?
The time period when Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible.
What is, the 1950's?
This character serves the warrant for Elizabeth's arrest and questions the Proctor's about having poppets in their home.
Who is Ezekiel Cheever?
Reverend Parris and John Proctor disagree about how often this should happen.
What is, going to church?
What John Proctor does to the warrant when Elizabeth is to be taken under arrest.
What is, rips apart the warrant?
What Mary is asked to do in court to prove that she and the girls were faking their accusations.
What is, faint?
This character would be considered the antagonist (villain) of the The Crucible.
Who is, Abigail Williams?
This character is "a grave man in his sixties, of some humor and sophistication..."
Who is Danforth?
The kind of government that operated in Salem in 1692.
What is a theocracy?
Reverend Hale does this after finding Elizabeth has been accused of witchcraft.
What is, visits and questions Elizabeth and John?
What does Elizabeth lie about in court?
What is, John cheating on her with Abigail?
The period of history when Arthur Miller was accused of being a "communist sympathizer".
This character is "seen" up in the rafters of the meeting house by the girls.
Who is the yellow bird / Mary's spirit?
The two women that Tituba claims she saw with the devil.
Who is, Goody Osburn and Sarah Good?
THe reason why Mary Warren sobs over and over "I cannot" at the end of Act 2.
What is, accuse Abigail of murder?
What prompts John Proctor to confess to his affair with Abigail?
What is, Abigail accusing Mary Warren of witchcraft?
Name one of the plays that Arthur Miller won the Tony Award for best play.
What is, The Crucible or Death of a Salesman?