The Crucible

Front 1

Define "spectral" evidence. Give examples of spectral evidence.

Back 1

Ghosts or spirits. Tituba says that the devil comes to her in the night and tempts her to kill Parris.

Front 2

beguile

Back 2

delude

Front 3

Sarah Good

Back 3

Hopkins

Front 4

subtle

Back 4

penetrating; not obvious

Front 5

How does the use of intimidation and fear bring about early confessions?

Back 5

Parris threatens to whip her to death unless she confesses. Putnam suggests hanging.

Front 6

calamity

Back 6

disaster

Front 7

Giles Corey

Back 7

Deputy Governor Danforth

Front 8

intimations

Back 8

hints

Front 9

Marshal Herrick

Back 9

Tituba

Front 10

Samuel Parris

Back 10

Elizabeth Proctor

Front 11

Francis Nurse

Back 11

Ezekiel Cheever

Front 12

notorious

Back 12

unfavorably well known

Front 13

Give an examples of Miller's use of foreshadowing and flashback and describe their purpose in the act.

Back 13

Flashback to dancing in the woods "You think it is God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild and I lose all but 1.
Foreshadowing: Rebecca "There is prodigious danger in the seeking of lose spirits"
Mercy's faltering & willingnessto confess

Front 14

penitence

Back 14

regret; sorrow for misdeeds or sins

Front 15

Thomas Putnam

Back 15

Ann Putnam

Front 16

licentious

Back 16

immoral

Front 17

Where do we see the beginnings of themse relating to hypocrisy, guilt, authority, and hysteria?

Back 17

hypocrisy-Parris so concerned with money. Supposed to be plain simple God fearing people Guilt - John Proctor's guilt for being w/Abigail Authority-Hale. Parris should be in authority, but manipulated by Putnam. Hysteria - The girlsbegin randomly crying out names whey they see that it is what the people want.

Front 18

effrontery

Back 18

boldness

Front 19

Mary Warren

Back 19

Rebecca Nurse

Front 20

Describe the mood or atmosphere surrrounding Salem village in the opening scene.

Back 20

Ominous, dark, nervous.

Front 21

Betty Parris

Back 21

Susanna Walcott

Front 22

anonymity

Back 22

namelessness

Front 23

Mercy Lewis

Back 23

Judge Hathorne

Front 24

contemplation

Back 24

deliberate thought

Front 25

What is Tituba's religious background?

Back 25

Pagan. She is from Barbados

Front 26

afflicated

Back 26

distressed physically or mentally

Front 27

purge

Back 27

cleanse

Front 28

citadel

Back 28

fortress

Front 29

deposition

Back 29

statement under oath

Front 30

What is the importance of the setting?

Back 30

Massachusetts 1692
Puritan culture - Theocracy

Front 31

abomination

Back 31

shameful vice

Front 32

probity

Back 32

uprightness; integrity

Front 33

defamation

Back 33

slander or libel

Front 34

Define "theocracy" and apply this term to Puritan society.

Back 34

Government controlled by the church.

Front 35

vindictive

Back 35

spiteful; vengeful

Front 36

What is the role of "point of view" in Act I?

Back 36

Since the scene is contained within Betty's bedroom, the audience is able to see the play from the point of view of each person that enters. In Act I the Point of View is 3rd person omnicient, Miller gives us commentary about the characters.

Front 37

Abigall Williams

Back 37

Reverend John Hale

Front 38

Describe the puritans cultural environment during this time and how it serves as a backdrop for the play.

Back 38

Puritans wer extremely religious people who believed themselves to be chosen by God to fulfill his purpose. Puritans were intolerant of other religions & believed that the devil was an actual living being that walked the earth among them. The forest was the Devil's domain. Puritans had no way to wash away their sins so their guilt piled up inside.