| Abigail | main motivation: to be with John Proctor.main conflict: she is unable to be with John because he and Elizabeth are still married. personality: conniving, lustful, vengeful, controlling, manipulative.effect on plot: after Tituba is forced to confess, Abigail jumps in and starts accusing others. |
| Reverend Parris | main motivation: to keep his reputation clean; to retain his position as Reverend of Salem.main conflict: he is not well liked; has many enemies. personality: self-serving, selfish, arrogant. effect on plot: responsible for calling Hale to Salem; was not honest about events, hoping to save his reputation. |
| John Proctor | main motivation: to get beyond his guilt; to keep his marriage from falling apart.main conflict: his affair with Abigail. personality: strong, driven, guilty. effect on plot: the driving force behind Abigail’s malice and vengeance. |
| Thomas Putnam | main motivation: to gain as much land and property as possible; to keep order by pointing the finger at others. main conflict: not well-liked, not trusted by the community; daughter he believes has been touched by witchcraft. personality: rude, arrogant, selfish, self-centered. effect on plot: jumps to accusations of witchcraft. |
| Reverend John Hale | main motivation: to seek and convict witches in Salem. main conflict: getting to the truth. personality: calm, focused, generally stable, educated. effect on plot: seeks out / interviews accusers; tries to get down to the truth of what is happening in Salem. |
| Tituba | main motivation: to stay out of trouble. main conflict: first to be accused; people want to place the blame on her. personality: concerned, easily influenced. effect on plot: claims she is guilty after pressure and threats; names Sarah Good and Sarah Osburn. |
| Giles Corey | main motivation: to keep Parris and Putnam honest; to keep order. main conflict: not very well respected since he is old; considered a joke. personality: witty, strong, wise, vacillates. effect on plot: supports John against Parris and Putnam; acts as a mediator. |
| abomination | object of extreme dislike, hate; noun |
| conjured | appeal to, summon, implore; verb |
| contention | competition; noun |
| deference | respectful submission or yielding to the judgement; noun |
| prodigious | remarkably great in extent, size, or degree; adj. |
| innate | existing in one from birth, inborn; adj. |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth; noun |
| licentious | unprincipled in sexual matters; adj. |
| vindictive | showing/ having strong desire for revenge; adj. |
| manifestation | an event/ action that shows or embodies something else; noun |
| Goody Osborn, Goody Good | The two people that Tituba accused |
| Reverend Hale | The person Reverend Parris sent for |
| Mercy Lewis | The Putnam’s servant |
| Mary Warren | The Proctor’s servant |
| Mrs. Putnam | Who sent Tituba to contact the spirits of her dead children in order to discover their murderers |
| To have John Proctor to herself | Why did Abigail drink a charm to kill Elizabeth Proctor? |
English “The Crucible” Act 1
February 27, 2020