Puritans
What type of government system did the Puritans live by?
A Theocracy
When did the real Salem trials occur? How many people were excecuted?
1692-1693
19 people
"I have fought three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character."
Reverend Parris
What started the panic in the town?
Betty can't wake up. Parris saw the girls dancing and chanting around a fire in the woods in the middle of the night.
Reverend
What time period was the Puritan era? Why did they travel to America?
Late 16th and 17th century They traveled to America to set up a new society in which they could practice their strict religion
"The Crucible" was written as an allegory for...
The Red Scare/McCarthism
"I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you...I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!"
Abigail
What does Rebecca Nurse say is the reason for Betty not being able to wake up?
She says she's just acting silly and will stop when she gets tired of it.
How are Parris, Betty, and Abigail related?
Parris is Betty's father and Abigail's uncle
Name 3 codes of conduct that Puritans lived by.
No Dancing/singing
No bright clothes or decorations
Sunday "Sabbath" was important
Read the bible
"I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men! And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot!"
Abigail
What is the relationship between John and Abigail?
They recently had an affair. Abigail still loves John. John says he doesn't love her and their affair is over.
Why is Reverend Hale called to Salem?
What religious doctrine or belief was unique to the Puritans?
Pre-destination
What are 2 theories about why the Salem witch trials got so out of hand?
Ergot poisoning
Religious extremism
Authoritarianism
Isolation
Mob mentality/herd behavior
Sexism
"Can you speak one minute without we land in Hell again? I am sick of Hell!"
John Proctor
Why did the Putnams have Ruth seek out Tituba's help?
They wanted her to contact the spirits of their dead babies and find out why they keep dying.
What are 2 reasons why the Putnams have problems with other people in town?
-Land/power
-The guy they wanted for Rev. didn't get the job
-They have lost 7 babies in childbirth
What country did the Puritans come from?
England
What was McCarthyism?
A campaign against alleged communists in the U.S government lead by Joseph McCarthy.
"We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone, and I must tell you all that I shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no bruise of Hell upon her."
Reverend John Hale
Why does Abigail start to accuse other people?
To get the attention off of her, so she doesn't get in trouble.
Why does Proctor say he hasn't been in church recently?
He doesn't like that Parris preaches more about hell and "bloody damnation" than God.
Where did the Puritans settle once they came to North America?
Massachusetts
How did Mccarthyism come to an end?
McCarthy accused high ranking military officials without evidence
"He say Mr. Parris must be kill! Mr. Parris no goodly man, Mr. Parris mean man and no gentle man, and he bid me rise out of my bed and cut your throat! ... I say you lie Devil, you lie! And then he come one stormy night to me and he say, 'Look! I have white people belong to me'."
Tituba
Who is first accused?
Tituba
Where is Tituba from and what is she doing in Salem?
She is from the Barados. She has been enslaved by Parris and taken to Salem.