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Crucible test
English Semester 1
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English
10th Grade
01/12/2013

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John proctor
Definition
-farmer in mid thirties
-hates hypocrites but is one
- dies in end
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Abigail Williams
Definition
- reverend parris's niece
- lives with the parris because orphan
- worked for proctor until she had sex with him and ms proctor fires her
- leads the psychos
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Reverend John Hale
Definition
- young minister
- called to salem when Betty starts freaking out
- starts the witch crazies, but his intelligence keeps him normal
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Elizabeth Proctor
Definition
- john Proctor's wife.
- virtuous but kind of cold
- shows her love for proctor when she lies for him
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Reverend Parris
Definition
- salem's minister
- paranoid and power hungry
- dislikes by many
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Rebecca Nurse
Definition
Wise, sensible, old lady
-accused by Putnam's to be a witch
- refuses to confess
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Francis Nurse
Definition
- wealthy, influential man in Salem
- enemy of the Putnams
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Judge Dandorth
Definition
-deputy governor of Massachusetts
- head witch trial judge
- honest and believes he is Doing the right thing
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Giles Corey
Definition
Old, feisty farmer
- wife is called a witch
- while trying to save her he gives info but refuses to give the source
- this is called withholding evidence and Giles is pressed to death
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Thomas Putnam
Definition
Wealthy, influential
- grudge against Fransis Nurce for stoping his brother in law from entering office
- uses trials to increase his land size
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Ann Putnam
Definition
- had eight babies
- only one has lived (Ruth)
- thinks someone is killing her babies: sarah Osborn
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Ruth Putnam
Definition
Falls under a stupor after the Revered xatches the girls Dancing
- becomes a member of the court
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Second red Scare o the late 1940s-50s
Definition
-after WWII
- called McCarthyism
People feared communists and people who disagreed with popular views were labeled as communists and unamerican
Term
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Definition
- republican u.s. senator for Wisconsin
- became a leader during the cold war
- accused many people of being communists and soviet spies
- had to be censored by us government
Term
The Hollywood Ten
Definition
People In the movie business that were black listed because they were believed to be communists.
Term
Blacklist
Definition
Government approved lists of suspected communists. The people on the list could not find work, and were forced to five up other names for immunity
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Irony
Definition
An outcome that is the opposite to what we would normally expect
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Verbal irony
Definition
Something said that is the opposite to what it meant
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Situational irony
Definition
An outcome of a situation that is the opposite
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Dramatic irony
Definition
When the audience has knowledge the characters don't
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Tituba
Definition
Reverend Parriss black slave for Barbados. Tituba performs voodoo for Abigail and Ann Putnam.
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Mary Warren
Definition
Proctors servant. Member of the group of girls. Very timid, very infliential. Tries to break away and tell the truth but gives in out of fear.
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Betty Parris
Definition
Reverend Parris's ten year old daughter who falls into a stupor after she is caught dancing in the forest. Her illness alon with Ruth's fuels the hysteria
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Martha Corey
Definition
Giles Corey's third wife. Her reading habits lead to her arrest and conviction of withx craft.
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Ezekiel Cheever
Definition
A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the with trials. He is upright and determined to do his duty for justice.
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Judge Hawthorne
Definition
Second judge alongside Dandorth.
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Herrick
Definition
Marshal of Salem
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Mercy Lewis
Definition
One of Abigail's groupies. Runs away with her in the end.
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Sarah Osborn
Definition
Accused of being a witch by Tituba, and of killing Ann Putnams babies
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Sarah good.
Definition
Accused by Tituba of being a witch. Old and poor and Holmes. Become pregnant.
Term
Irony in play
Definition
John public ally admits affair
- situational
Liz lies for John
- verbal and dramatic irony
Puritan community
-situational
Term
Theme
Definition
An idea, message, or lesson communicated by a work. Might be about life, society, or human nature.
Different from topic= what the story is about
Term
Tragedy
Definition
An imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude with incidence arousing pity and fear where with to accomplish it catharsis of such emotions.
Term
Tragedy has...
Definition
1. Portrays an event that is serious
2. Makes the audience pity the character
3. Makes the audience fear the consequences characters face
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Catharsis
Definition
A release of emotional tension
Term
Tragic Hero
Definition
-a protagonist with a fatal flaw which leads to his down fall
- usually starts happy
- made to suffer immensely of de because of his actions
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Must have...
Definition
1. Goodness- a good moral code
2. Superiority- economically or social, or political
3. Tragic flaw- a flaw that leads to down fall
4. Eventual realization that his decisions or actions have lead to his downfall
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Book info
Definition
Arthur miller
The crucible
Published 1953
Set in 1692 Salem
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Conflict
Definition
Struggle between two or more opposing forces
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Kinds of conflict
Definition
Man vs man
Man vs nature
Man vs fate
Man vs himself
Man vs society
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