Hysteria
What is hysteria?
Exaggerated, or uncontrollable emotion, or excitement, especially among a group of people.
What is irony?
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Who won the World Series this year?
The Atlanta Braves
Where did the Crucible take place?
Salem Massachusetts
What is a characteristic?
A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it.
How does mass hysteria affect the world?
Makes people paranoid, makes people do dumb things, or inflicts fear
What is dramatic irony?
An audience's awareness of the situation in which a work's characters exist differs substantially from that of the characters
What were the 2 teams in the World Series this year?
the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves
Who wrote the Crucible?
Arthur Miller
List three characteristics of Salem?
Spooky, populated, agriculture, developed land
What is one way hysteria starts?
Rumors, fake news, lying
What is situational irony?
Takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens.
Who is the richest man in the world?
Jeff Bezos.
What was the main lesson we learned from The Crucible?
Not to lie, be honest.
What character do these characteristics describe from the crucible, popular, tall, male, cheater.
John Proctor.
What would the world be like if there were no hysteria?
No mass panicking, everything would be more peaceful.
What is verbal irony?
When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.
Who is the author of Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare.
What were Gile Coreys last words?
"More Weight."
What character do these characteristics describe from SpongeBob? friendly, lives in a pineapple, square.
Spongebob.
What is the biggest hysteria in the past 500 years?
Salem Witch Trials.
What type of irony is this? Jacks parents are proud of the A+ he got on the test, but we know he cheated.
Dramatic Irony.
Who was the 16th President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln.
Name 2 judges from The Crucible?
Hathorne, Danforth.
What character do these characteristics represent from The Crucible, weak, paranoid, fake coma, under 20, short, brown hair.
Betty Parris.