The Crucible Study Guide

This is the study guide for my American Lit students' test over The Crucible.

Transcript

1. Arthur Miller Vocabulary
2.  Abomination Dreadful and immoral things
3.  conjure Make something appear as if by magic
4.  prodigious extraordinary
5.  vindictive Vengeful; eager to get even when wronged
6.  anarchy Disorder and confusion
7.  licentious Lacking moral restraint
8.  dumbfounded shocked
9.  daft crazy
10.  beguile deceive
11.  incredulous disbelieving
12.  plot Sequence of actions and events in a literary work
13.  theme Main idea of a literary work
14.  Dynamic character Character who changes throughout the story
15.  Static Character Character who stays the same throughout the story
16.  Round Character Character who is well developed
17.  Flat Character Character who is not well developed
18.  Tragic Hero a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat
19.  Parris • Minister of Salem • Believed everyone was out to get him • Found the girls dancing in the woods
20.  Thomas Putnam • Hated Parris, Proctor, and Giles • Wanted his neighbors’ land even though he had plenty of land of his own
21.  Tituba • Reverend Parris’s slave • Conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters • Helped Abigail make a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife
22.  Abigail Williams • Parris’s niece • Lies a lot • Had an affair with Proctor • Accused Elizabeth of witchcraft
23.  John Proctor • Rarely goes to church; plows on Sundays • Forgets “adultery” when asked to name the commandments • Is the tragic hero of the play
24.  Reverend Hale • Parris asked him to come to Salem to look for witches • Expert in “demonic arts” • Realizes Abigail is lying; tries to save John’s life
25.  Ann Putnam • Wife of Thomas Putnam • Sent her child to Tituba to conjure her dead sisters • Had seven babies die right after they were born
26.  Elizabeth Proctor • John’s wife • Fired Abigail • Is said to never lie • Is not hanged because she is pregnant
27.  Giles Corey • Says his wife is reading strange books • Is pressed to death
28.  Mary Warren • Works for the Proctors • Gives a poppet to Elizabeth • Goes with John to the court—is asked to pretend to faint • Accuses John of witchcraft
29.  Danforth • Deputy Governor • Refuses to believe John • Will not admit he is wrong