Niece of Parris; orphan; mistress of Proctor; leads "crying out" at the trial
Who is Abigail Williams?
“He's trying to overthrow the court, your honor!”
Who is Reverend Parris?
Mary Warren could not do this on command in court.
What is faint?
The number of children the Putnams had.
What is 8?
I will fall like an ocean on that court.
What is simile?
Sentence to hang in Act II when they refuse to confess
Who is Goody Osborne?
“God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together.”
Who is John Proctor?
Abigail finds this in here stomach
What is a needle?
The number of people already hanged before the events of Act IV begin.
What is 12?
The Crucible uses the Salem witch trials as an allegory to represent this real historical event from the 1950s involving fear and accusations.
What is McCarthyism/Red Scare?
Minister of Salem's church; paranoid and power-hungry man; many people do not like him; he wants to be in charge in the community.
Who is Rev. Parris?
"I denounce these proceedings. I quit this court."
Who is Rev.Hale?
The commandment that Proctor forgot.
What is adultery?
Number of people who signed the petition in Act III.
What is 91?
My wife is the very brick and mortar of the church, Mr. Hale.
What is a metaphor?
Servant to the Putnams and friend to Abigail. She participates in the witch trials by pretending to see spirits and falsely accusing individuals of witchcraft.
Who is Mercy Lewis?
"I'll fly to Mama. Let me fly!"
Who is Betty Parris?
Something Elizabeth Proctor cannot do.
What is lie?
The number of people hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
What is 19?
This literary device is shown when the audience knows Abigail and the girls are lying, but the court believes their accusations.
What is dramatic irony?
A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the witch trials. He is upright and determined to do his duty for justice.
Who is Cheever?
"The girl is murder! She must be ripped out of the world!"
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
Says the last line of the play.
Who is Elizabeth?
Number of children Rebecca Nurse has.
What is 11?
Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.
What is allusion?