Historical Context
Author of the Crucible
Arthur Miller (3)
Activity the girls were engaged in when Parris caught them
dancing (6)
The underlying tension as John and Elizabeth speak
his affair with Abigail (10)
Character that has a change of heart and quits the court
Hale (18)
Antagonist
Abigail (21)
Communist Witch Hunt (2)
Immediately the townspeople blame the girls sicknesses on this
witchcraft (7)
Reason Judge Danforth can't allow the court to be shut down
It would ruin his career (15)
Reason Proctor's confession doesn't work
Elizabeth lies for him not knowing he wanted her to be honest (16)
Primary Conflict
Person vs Society (22)
Location and time of the actual Witch Hunts
Salem late 1600s (1692) (1)
Reason Tituba is the logical first victim
she's a slave (9)
Manner in which Hale inspects Proctors Christian character
Asks him to repeat the 10 Commandments (11)
Manner in which Abigail gets Mary Warren to turn back to her side
Pretends her spirit is attacking her as a yellow bird (17)
Number 25
Historical Fiction
Book that describes how to hunt witches
Malleus Maleficarum (4)
two major factions in Salem
Nurse and Putnam (8)
Crime Elizabeth Proctor is accused of
Attempted murder of Abigail Williams via Poppet (13)
It will make the others look guilty by association (19)
Climax of the Crucible
Yellow Bird Scene
Number 5
Mass Hysteria
Girls finally got power
Factionalism: They wanted each others land
Why men refer to female characters as "woman," instead of their name
To remind them of their inferiority (14)
Let's test your Christian Character: John Proctor forgot Adultery (12)...List the other 9 commandments
I am thy only God, do not make any Graven Images
Remember the Sabbath
Don't take the name of God in vain
No Murder
No Lying
No Stealing
Honor thy father and Mother
Don't bear False Witness
Don't Covet thy neighbor's goods
Don't Covet thy neighbor's wife
All he had left was his name, and he would not have it ruined for all time by being associated with these lies. It was all he could give his sons, and he wanted it to be good (20)
List three themes of the Crucible
(23) there are a bunch