The Crucible Act Ii

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ameliorate

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V: to improve

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deference

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N: submission to the opinions of others

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quail

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V: To pull back in fear

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crone

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N: an old woman

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evasive

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V: to avoid answering

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grapple

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V: to struggle or to fight

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indignant

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adj: showing justified anger

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monstrous

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adj: enormous; big

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obstruct

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V: to block

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perplex

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V: to confuse

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reprimand

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v: to criticize harshly

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taint

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V: to corrupt morally

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vengeance

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n: the act of inflicting punishment or injury in return for an injury received

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wily

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adj: clever

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lechery

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sexual indulgence

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pious

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adj: devoutly religious

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pretense

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v: pretending; an act

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pallor

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n: paleness

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avidly

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adv: eagerly

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base

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adj: low; mean

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theology

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n: study of religion

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gingerly

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adv: cautiously

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blasphemy

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n: sinful act or remark

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Stage Directions

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provides information about costumes, lighting, scenery, properties, the setting, characters, and ways of speaking.

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Fourth Wall

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the imaginary wall seperating the audience from the performers on any type of stage, film, or television.

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Characterization

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the act of creating and developing a character

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Direct Characterization

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The writer states the character traits

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Indirect Characterization- revealed through four distinct methods.

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1. the writer states the character traits, words, thoughts, or actions.
2.Descriptions of character appearance or background.
3. what other character's say about the characters.
4. the ways in which other characters react to the character

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Conflict

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the struggle between two opposing forces

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Theme

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a central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work.

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Plot

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sequence of events in a literary work: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement (Resolution)

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Dialogue

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Conversation between characters

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Allusion

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reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work or work of art.

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Irony- Three distinct types (dramatic, situatioal, and verbal)

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contrast between what is stated and what is mean, or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

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Dramtic Irony

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Contradiction between what the character thinks and what the audience knows.

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Verbal Irony

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A word or phrase that suggests the opposite of its intended meaning.

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Situational Irony

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An event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the character, the reader, and the audience.