The Crucible Study Guide

Matching (which character does what more than anyone else)

John Proctor - saves his wife and friends

Elizabeth Proctor - sick at the beginning of the play

Mary Warren - nervous, timid, outcast

Abigail - wants John Proctor again

Giles Corey - knows the law, stubborn

Martha Corey - reads “strange books”

Rebecca Nurse - most righteous villager

Rev. Parris - wants to keep his job, money

Rev. Hale - wants to save Christians

Thomas Putnam - kills for land

Multiple choice

John said he would do what before reaching for Abigail again? - cut off his hand

During this time period, married women were often referred to as - goody

Who was brought from Beverly to uncover the truth about witchcraft? - Rev. Hale

This person saw the girls dancing in the woods - Pev. Parris

This character made a doll for Elizabeth Proctor - Mary Warren

This character says she kept a “cold house” - Elizabeth Proctor

John will confess to witchcraft, but only if he can keep what? - his wife and friends alive

This person declares “God is dead” - John Proctor

Elizabeth believes that at the end of the play, that John has found his ______ by not confessing - goodness

This relationship is symbolized by references to winter and coldness - John and Elizabeth Proctor

Elizabeth dooms herself when she - lies about Proctor cheating

John is guilty of - adultry

What motivates Abigail? - jealousy and wanted revenge on Elizabeth

Mary Warren is most afraid of - Abigail

What is Thomas Putnam’s main motivation throughout the play? - money and land

The protagonist of the play is - John Proctor

Giles was killed by being - pressed to death with stones for refusing to speak

John lost interest in the church because of - Rev. Parris

Who is the author of the Crucible? - Authur Miller

Why did the author write this play? Who was he criticizing? - to reflect the mass cultural and political hysteria produced when the US gov wanted to suppress communism; communists