Characters
The main character of the play
John Proctor
What sparked the witch trials
Girls were caught by Parris dancing in the woods
a doll
Poppet
Which girl's "illness" sparks the fear and hysteria in Salem
Betty Parris/Ruth Putnam
Which commandment does John Proctor forget to recite
Adultery
Had an affair with John Proctor
Abigail Williams
How did the poppet come to the Proctor home
Abigail made it and Mary Warren gave it to Elizabeth
a situation of severe trial, pressure cooker
What happens to Abigail at the end of the play?
Escapes Salem and is rumored to become a prostitute
She was a cold wife
Died because he wouldn't reveal the names of witnesses
Giles Corey
Which Judge condemns Proctor, Giles and others
Judge Danforth
Who says "Because it is my name!"
John Proctor
Why does Proctor tear up his confession?
To reclaim his integrity and honor
Why do people begin to doubt the witch trials
Good people begin being accused
Reverend Hale
Who dies alongside John Proctor
Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse
Who says, "We cannot look to superstition in this, the devil is precise"
Reverend Hale
She tries to expose the lies, but gives up due to fear
Define hysteria
Hysteria is when there is exaggerated or uncontrolled excitement
Accused of getting people to be called witches in order to take their land
Thomas Putnam
What is Parris concerned about in the beginning of the play
The state of his reputation
Who says "He hath his goodness now."
Elizabeth Proctor
The Crucible is an allegory that hints at which historical event
McCarthyism and the Red Scare of the 1950s
Who wrote The Crucible
Arthur Miller