| What was Miller’s inspiration for writing The Crucible? | it is an allegory (teaches a lesson) on McCarthyism |
| What is HAUC | House of Un-American Activities Committee |
| Who was in charge of HUAC | Senator Joseph McCarthy |
| What was the red scare? | fear of communism in the 1950s |
| The setting of the entire play is? (place and year) | Salem, Massachusetts 1692 |
| Act 1 setting | Parris’ house |
| Act 2 setting | Proctor’s house |
| Act 3 setting | court room |
| Act 4 setting | jail |
| who were the puritans | Protestant groups who sought to purify the church of england |
| What does Paris argue with his congregation about | money |
| What is Rebecca Nurse concerned about in act 1 | seeking lose spirits |
| Why has Proctor not had his youngest son baptized | He sees no light of God in Rev. Paris |
| How may the people accused save themselves | Confess and name others |
| What does cheever find in act 2 that makes him suspect witchcraft | needle in the poppet |
| why does Rev. Hale question the proctors | to get more information on the accused |
| what does Giles Corey accuse Thomas Putnam of | using witchcraft trials to steal land |
| Abigail Williams | Niece of Rev. Paris; vindictive lair |
| Anna Putman | Wife of Thomas, mother of 8, but only one survived, accused of murdering by supernatural means |
| Betty Paris | daugher of Rev. Paris; falls into a trance bc of the forest; story starts mass hysteria |
| Elizabeth Proctor | fired Abigail after affair with her husband; religious, but bitter |
| Ezekiel Cheever | clerk during witch trials, wants justice |
| Francis Nurse | respectable man; enemy by Mr. and Mrs. Putnam |
| Giles Corey | files many lawsuits, wife is accused of witchcraft, he is held in contempt until death |
| Herrick | Marshall of Salem |
| John Proctor | Married to Elizabeth, hates hypocrites and sinncers, yet is having an affair with Abigail, hesitates to expose bc he doesnt want to expose his good name |
| Judge Danforth | Judge presiding during witch trials; convinced himself it’s right to get out the witchcraft |
| Judge Hathorne | Judge at witch trails; relative of Nathaniel Hawthorne, but added the “w” bc he didnt want to be associated with the witch trials |
| Martha Corey | Gile’s Corey third wife; reading habits lead to her arrest and conviction for witchcraft |
| Mary Warren | Servant to the Proctors; shy, lonely and naive, a conformist who renounces her confession |
| Mercy Lewis | servant to the Putmans; fat, sly, and merciless; joins Abigails group |
| Rebecca Nurse | Kind and gentle, refuses to confess when accuse of witchcraft |
| Reverend John Hale | expert on witchcraft; wants to find out the truth |
| Reverend Parris | Minister of Salem, power-hungry, paranoid, and self-pityinh |
| Ruth Putman | only surviving daughter; danced in woods, falls into trance |
| Thomas Putman | Uses witch trials for personal financial gain; accuses others of witchcraft |
| Tituba | Rev. Parris black slave from Barbados; agrees to persom voodoo at Abigails request |
The Crucible and Arthur Miller
March 2, 2020