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& Communism
where does the play take place?
Salem
Whose daughter is found lieing in bed, unresponsive at the
beginning of the play?
Reverend Parris
Who confronts Tituba about being associated with the devil?
Reverend Hale
Which character does John Proctor convince to tell the truth
in court?
Mary Warren
Why doesn't Elizabeth Proctor have to be executed for another
year?
Because she is pregnaunt
“More weight!”
Giles Corey
“God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore's vengeance, and you
must see it...”
Proctor
“I cannot sleep for dreamin'; I cannot dream but I wake and
walk about the house as though I'd find you comin' through some
door.”
Abigail
“There is either obedience or the church will burn like Hell is
burning!” -
Reverend Parris
“I came into this village like a bridegroom to his beloved,
bearing gifts of high religion; the very crowns of holy law I
brought, and what I touched with my bright confidence, it died;
and where I turned the eye of my great faith, blood flowed up...”
Reverend Hale
Metaphorical Meaning of Crucible
Stressful Test
What is the “fire” that surrounds the Crucible?
The Accusations
What does the title of the Crucible symbolize?
Salem
A scientific tool called a Crucible
Small container to heat and melt. Things inside are transformed or
destroyed
A related word used in a fictional movie
Cruciatic Spell
Who was originally accused of Witchcraft?
Tituba
How many people were hanged during the trials?
19
“The Crucible” is a direct Parallel to…
The McCarthy Trials
What happened to Giles Corey?
He was pressed to death with stones for contempt of court
How many death warrants did reverend Hale sign in the paly?
72
What time period did the McCarthy hearings take place?
1950s
What were that Cultural beliefs of McCarthy?
Communists are evil
The Crucible was a blank for communism
allegory
Who was the Russian man to start the uproar of communism
Joseph Stalin
What party was Stalin the leader of?
Soviet Union
