The Crucible Final Test

female demon supposed to descend and have sex with a man while he sleeps

succubus

a doll

poppet

a written declaration made under oath before an authorized official

affidavit

a preference; a disposition in favor of something

predilection

a ferrent supporter of a part, cause, person, group, or idea

partisan

the act of pretending; something imagined or pretended

pretense

impressively great in size, force, or extent

prodigious

foolish, crazy

daft

skillful deceit; cunning

guile

thin and bony; emaciated

gaunt

regret for wrongdoing

penitence

excessive pride especially with one’s appearance

vanity

a government ruled by religious authority

theocracy

nothing

naught

a vessel used for melting materials at a high temperature; a severe test

crucible

The minister of Salem, Massachusetts. The witch scare began with his daughter’s mysterious illness

Reverend Parris

Reverend Parris’ daughter, one of the initial accusers

Betty Parris

The Parris family’s caribbean slave

Tituba

Parris’ niece and chief among the accusers. Formerly a servant in the proctor household

Abigail Williams

The witch trials are a means of increasing his land holdings. An enemy of Reverend Parris

Thomas Putnam

A bitter woman who sides with the accusers

Ann Putnam

The Putnams’ servant; one of the accusers

Mercy Lewis

The Proctor’s servant; one of the accusers

Mary Warren

A prominent landholder and farmer in the Salem community; had an affair with Abigail Williams

John Proctor

John Proctor’s wife

Elizabeth Proctor

A prominent citizen of salem, famous throughout massachussetts for her virtue and charity

Rebecca Nurse

Francis Nurse

Rebecca Nurse’s husband

A prominent landholder in salem

Giles Corey

Another minister - from Beverly, Massachussetts - famous for his study of witchcraft and witches

Reverend John Hale

The clerk of courts

Ezekiel Cheever

The inflexible judge in the witch trials

Judge Hathorne

The Deputy Governor of Massachusetts and presiding officer of the court

Deputy Governor Danforth

Setting of Act 1

Spring

1692

Betty’s room in Parris’ house

Salem Massachusetts

Setting of Act 2

8 days after Act 1

John Proctor’s living room

Setting of Act 3

Very next morning

Setting of Act 4

Salem Jail

3 months after Act 3

Who called Abigail “soiled”?

Elizabeth because she thinks abby is morally unclean

False or slanderous statement

Calumny

Who drank blood to kill Elizabeth Proctor?

Abigail Williams

Who does Elizabeth call “a mouse no more”?

Mary Warren

Which commandment does John Proctor forget?

“Thou shall not commit adultery”

Where do the court proceedings take place in Act 3?

Salem meeting house

court was intended for fair trials but became center of injustice