Crucible Allegorical Connections Flashcards
1
Q
Date Salem and McCarthy
A
1692
1954
2
Q
Attempted to rid society of
A
witches
communists
3
Q
Citizens expected to be
A
christians
patriotic (capitalists)
4
Q
Attitude of judges/senators
A
biased, gullible, ruthless
same
5
Q
Tactics used by judges/senators
A
scare tactics
scare tactics
6
Q
Accused/subpoenaed expected to be
A
a) confess to witchcraft b) name names
a) say no longer communist b)name names
7
Q
Consequences for accused/subpoenaed
A
a) lie=hell b)earthly death=heaven
lose job or get persecuted
8
Q
Weaknesses in society allowing this to occur in Salem
A
Gullible
Dissension with Parris
Church vs. state
Petty problems w/ neighbors
9
Q
Weaknesses in society allowing this to occur in McCarthy
A
cold war
korean war
red scare
