The Crucible Jeopardy Review

Comprehensive vocabulary and concept review for The Crucible based on Jeopardy-style notes, covering character roles, core themes, literary devices, key plot points, and essential vocabulary.

John Proctor

The protagonist of The Crucible.

Abigail Williams

The character known for her manipulative behavior and desire for revenge.

Judge Danforth

An elderly and respected figure in Salem that serves as a judge.

Giles Corey

The character who represents the voice of reason and morality in the play.

Theme of Proctor’s refusal to confess

The idea that it is better to die honorably, than to live dishonorably.

Theme of Danforth’s refusal to pardon

The idea that protecting one’s reputation is always paramount.

Theme of Abigail’s false accusations

The idea that jealousy can destroy lives.

Theme of Parris’s characterization

The idea that those who seem outwardly holy may be inwardly evil.

Irony

The literary term describing Proctor's inability to name the commandment regarding adultery, which he is guilty of breaking.

Allusion and Simile

The two literary terms demonstrated when Elizabeth says "where Abigail walks the crowd parts as if the sea for Israel".

Dramatic Irony

A literary device used when the audience knows something the characters do not.

Dynamic Character

A character who changes throughout the course of a story.

Lechery

Participating in lustful behavior; in the play, it specifically relates to the relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams.

Rev. Hale's Mission

Rev. Parris summoned him from Beverly specifically to find witches.

Tituba

A character with no power who is scapegoated by Abigail Williams.

Yellow Bird

The form Abigail accuses Mary Warren of taking during the courtroom scene.

Crucible

A severe test or trial.

Pious

To be devoutly religious.

Theocracy

A system of government where one governs one's self by religion.

Hypocrisy

The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.