Historical Background
The religion of the characters and their historical counterparts
Puritanism
The person that discovered the girls dancing in the woods
Reverend Parris
Abigail Williams
Danforth's decision regarding the 91 people who signed Francis Nurse's deposition
Arrest them for questioning
This person is executed alongside Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
The author of the play
Arthur Miller
To drink a blood charm to kill Goody Proctor
The evidence used against Elizabeth Proctor
A poppet with a needle stuck in it
The test the judges give to Mary Warren to prove that she is telling the truth
They tell her to "faint" now if she was faking beforehand
The way Giles Corey dies
He is "pressed" to death
The Crucible is an allegory for...
The Red Scare/McCarthysim
The three reasons Proctor is viewed as a bad Puritan
The commandment that Proctor forgets
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Proctor refuses the deal offered to him about Elizabeth because...
He wants to save his friends' wives as well
Proctor's first decision regarding his confession
He confesses to save his life
Theocracy is...
A type of government where there is no separation between church and state.
Giles Corey betrays his wife by asking about...
her reading books that stop his prayer
Rebecca Nurse is jailed for this
The supernatural murder of Goody Putnam's babies
Parris's argument against Proctor coming into court
Proctor is trying to overthrow the court
John's reason for changing his mind regarding his confession
He doesn't want to ruin his "name" or be made an example out of by the church
The primary reason to accuse someone of witchcraft
To obtain land
Abigail's motivation for confessing to witchery
She sees Tituba being redeemed
It is problematic for Elizabeth to say she doesn't believe in witches because...
Elizabeth's response when asked why she fired Abigail
She thought Abigail and John "fancied" each other
Reverend Hale returns to Salem because...
He feels guilty and is trying to convince people to confess to save their lives