english midterm review - the crucible

john proctor

respected salem farmer who values honesty and struggles with guilt over his affair with abigail; he chooses truth over saving himself

elizabeth proctor

johns wife; quiet, moral, and honest, through strained by johns betrayal

abigail williams

manipulative, vengeful girl who starts the witch accusations to gain power and try to be with John Proctor

reverend hale

a minister and witchcraft expert who begins confident in the trials but later realizes they are unjust and tries to stop them

reverend parris

the salem minister; self-centered and fearful of losing his position, supporting the trials to protect himself

deputy governer danforth

the strict judge of the witch trials who values the court’s authority over truth or justice

giles corey

stubborn farmer who challenges the court and is killed (pressed by stones) for refusing to name others

rebecca nurse

a kind, respected, and deeply religious woman falsely accused of witchcraft

mary warren

the proctors’ servant who briefly tries to tell the truth but gives in to fear and pressue

how does rev hale test the christian character of the proctors? do they pass the test? what happens?

asks them to recite the ten commandments, questions church attendance, baptism of children

of whom are the girls most scared

abigail; she controls them

which women are the town most surprised to hear be accused of witchcraft? why?

rebecca nurse and elizabeth proctor because they are known as good, moral women

who holds the power for most of the play

the girls, especially abigail, then the court (danforth)

in the beginning of the play, what is rev hale’s strategy for getting people to confess to witchcraft

get people to confess to avoid hanging, trusts the girls accusations at first

what is the irony of elizabeth not being able to lie?

she lies to protect John, but it hurts him instead

which characters die with integrity

john proctor

rebecca nurse

giles corey

dynamic characters in the play

proctor

hale

elizabeth

mary warren

they all change significantly

how do hysteria, fear, and rumors factor into the play?

they drive accusations, break logic, make people turn on each other

McCarthyism: What was the purpose of the HUAC?

To investigate Americans suspected of communism during the Red Scare

3 turning points for hale and proctor

proctor admitting to the affair

hale denouncing the court

proctor refusing to sign the confession