Characters
Niece of Parris; temptress; mistress of Proctor; and leads accusations of witchcraft.
Who is Abigail Williams?
The state where Salem is located.
What is Massachusetts?
"I may have looked up." - Referring to look at a window.
Who is John Proctor?
Elizabeth's belief about why Abigail sought to harm her.
What is Abigail wanting to take her place as John's wife?
A vindictive land owner, and a bitter villager who believes he has been wronged and cheated; and is leading the village voice against the witches.
Who is Putman?
Parris's slave from Barbados and the first accused witch.
Who is Tituba?
The religious affiliation of the majority of the towns people.
What is Puritian?
"Do you know your Commandments, Elizabeth?"
Who is Rev. Hale?
The action the girls took after admitting to being bewitched.
What is naming people they saw with the devil?
The supernatural murder of Goody Putnam’s babies.
What is the charge for Rebecca Nurse's arrest?
Proctor's servant and an easily swayed young girl who plants the evidence of witchcraft on Elizabeth
Who is Mary Warren?
Ironically, the Puritans left England for this reason.
What is religious persecution?
"I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand."
Who is Abigail?
The commandment of adultery.
The commandment John Proctor forgot when questioned by hale.
It is the reason Elizabeth would not be hanged if found guilty.
Why would Elizabeth be pregnant important?
He is a reverend from Boston who is an expert in dealing with witchcraft.
Who is Rev. Hale?
The Second Red Scare in the US, between the 1940s and 1950s, was due to the fear of spreading this left-wing political movement.
What is Communism?
“You think it’s God’s work that you should never lose a child and I bury all but one?”
Who is Mrs. Putman?
The reason Reverend Hale visited the Proctor household.
What is to question Elizabeth because her name was mentioned in court?
Deputy Governor of Massachusetts who is taken in by the testimony and attempts to get confessions of accused witches.
Who is Danforth
A young girl, who refuses to wake until the very end of the first scene. She is the daughter of Mr. Parris.
Betty
The "era" in US History that The Crucible is an allegory for.
What is the McCarthy era?
"I never said my wife were a witch, Mr. Hale; I only said she were reading books!"
Who is Giles?
A poppet (doll).
What is the evidence of witchcraft found in Elizabeth Proctor’s house?
Wife of the respected Francis Nurse; midwife; exemplary Christian; and accused witch.
Who is Rebecca?