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Vocabulary
1. epiphany
16. symbol
2. duality
17. theme
3. mood
18. irony
4. tone
19. motif
5. allusion
20. juxtaposition
6. Romanticism
7. metaphor
8. Realism
9. satire
10. Puritanism
25. personification
11. paradox
26. allegory
14. foreshadowing
15. foil
30. simile
The Crucible
Know each of the following characters role in the play:
John Proctor had an affair with Abigail; tries to prove courts are false and save his wife; is hung after being accused by Mary
Warren and refusing to confess
Elizabeth Proctor wife to John; throws out Abigail, lies in court because she thinks it will help John
Abigail William had an affair with John; leader of the girls making accusations, accuses Elizabeth because she wants to be with
John
Reverend Parris uncle to Abigail and farther to Ruth; cares more about his reputation than anything
Betty Parris pretends to be bewitched; Reverend Hale called to cure
Reverend Hale specialist in witchcraft; quits the court when innocent are killed; in the end, tries to get condemned to confess so
that they can live
Judge Danforth leader of the court; only concerned with his authority
Mary Warren servant to the Proctors; gives poppet to Elizabeth; part of the group of girls making accusations, but has a
temporary change of heart
Giles Corey argues with Thomas Putnam about land; is pressed to death because he will not enter a plea
Martha Corey wife of Giles; hung along with John Proctor
Rebecca Nurse oldest and most respected lady of the village; hung with John Proctor after refusing to confess
Thomas Putnam wealthiest in Salem; accuses neighbors in order to be able to buy their land
Tituba slave to the Rev. Parris who takes girls into the forest; after they blame her, she turns the blame onto others to save her life
1. What did Parris see in the woods?
girls dancing around a fire
2. What do the people of Salem often argue about?
land ownership
3. Why did Tituba, Abigail and Betty begin calling out the names of all those women as witches at the end of Act I
of The Crucible?
Mr. Hale puts the idea into their minds and they think it will spare them a whipping.
4. What can be inferred about the values of the Puritan society from the discussion John Proctor had with
Reverend Parris, Mr. Putnam, Giles Corey and Rebecca Nurse in Act I?
Regular church attendance was considered basic to a Godly life even if you disagreed with the preacher.
5. From Act I it can be inferred that the Puritans associated the forest with:
disorder and evil6. How does Reverend Parriss belief in the supernatural affect his response to his daughters illness?
36. When Proctor decides to confess to witchcraft, he is motivated by his belief that:
He is such a black sinner already one more lie wont hurt him
37. Why does Hale want Proctor to confess to witchcraft?
to save Proctor from execution
38. What message is suggested by John Proctor and Rebecca Nurses willingness to die at the end of Act IV?
To die for ones principles is worthier than to live a lie.
39. After Proctor is taken off to execution, Parris urges Elizabeth to go to her husband in order to:
Try once more to persuade him to confess40. Elizabeth was not hanged because:
She was pregnant41. What was Millers primary purpose(s) in writing The Crucible?
The Scarlet Letter
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Why did Hester have to stand on the scaffold? Whose decision is this and why?
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Why does Chillingworth want the man who impregnated Hester to live?
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When Hester leaves the prison, why does she come forth into the sunlight?
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What is the irony in Hester making fine garments for the higher-ups of society?
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10. When does Dimmesdale first go to the scaffold and stand on it? Why is this appearance on the scaffold a mockery?
11. Who sees him on the scaffold? Why would these people be the only one to see him?
12. What does the A on Hesters chest now represent, according to the townspeople?
13. What secret must Hester reveal about Chillingworth?
14. Why does Hester decide against telling Pearl about her sin?
15. What does Hester believe Dimmesdale, Pearl, and her plan should be?
16. Why does Pearl remain on the other side of the brook when her mother and Dimmesdale call her?
17. How is Dimmesdale going to terminate his professional career?
18. Before he goes into the pulpit for the last time, why is Dimmesdale walking with certain lightness?
19. Why does Pearls kiss on the scaffold break a spell? What is Dimmesdale now able to do?
20. What does Hester resemble when she returns to her cottage, years later? Why might this be?
21. When was The Scarlet Letter written? What is the setting of The Scarlet Letter?
22. What is Hawthornes main purpose in writing The Scarlet Letter?