ELA Crucible Act II and III

Question 1

denotation

Answer 1

dictionary definition

Question 2

connotation

Answer 2

feeling definition

Question 3

direct characterization

Answer 3

author directly states

Question 4

indirect characterization

Answer 4

you have to infer

Question 5

thematic ideas

Answer 5

central theme or topic within a nerrative

Question 6

thematic ideas examples

Answer 6

marry warren used as pawn
trouble in proctor marriage
hale’s guilt

Question 7

allusions

Answer 7

refers to something they expect you to know

Question 8

subplot

Answer 8

2nd strand of plot

Question 9

dramatic irony example

Answer 9

Elizabeth doesn’t know john confessed to the affair in front of the court so she kept trying to keep his secret hidden

Question 10

tragic hero

Answer 10

john proctor b/c he made a big mistake (the affair) but is trying to fix it and feels guilty

Question 11

conflict

Answer 11

problem in story

Question 12

internal conflict examples

Answer 12

hale vs himself- guilt
proctor vs himself- debating on telling court about affair
warren vs herself- fearful about telling the truth

Question 13

external conflict examples

Answer 13

proctor vs hale
eliz vs proctor- telling court about affair
marry vs eliz- could help her get out of jail
proctor vs society- puritians win
eliz vs abagail- abagail hates eliz and get her in trouble with the court c

Question 14

contemptuous

Answer 14

deep hatred
example: giles to putnam

Question 15

deposition

Answer 15

statement made by oath w/ witness
example: proctor/ marry

Question 16

imperceptible

Answer 16

slight differences
example: the evidence from the girls

Question 17

anonymity

Answer 17

nameless character
example: susana

Question 18

prodigious

Answer 18

causing amazement
example: anything immense

Question 19

scapegoat

Answer 19

person who is blamed for others doings
example: marry warren/ tituba

Question 20

what does Giles and Francis what to talk to Danforth about

Answer 20

get wives out of jail

Question 21

what is putnams argument against proctor

Answer 21

proctor hasent come to church (maybe becuase he doesn’t like parris)

Question 22

what does marry tell danforth

Answer 22

the other girls were lying and nver saw or spoke to the devil

Question 23

why does john refuse the deal so save his wife

Answer 23

b/c she might be pregnant they were willing to save her for one more year but john refused because he also wanted to save his friends

Question 24

what does giles accuss mr putnam of doing

Answer 24

killign his neighbors by putting them in jail by accusing them of doing witchcraft so then he can buy their land from them

Question 25

what is marry test from harthorne

Answer 25

to faint on command but she cant

Question 26

proctor confesses to affair, why

Answer 26

to save his wife and friends, willing to put his name down to save them (all emotion comes out)

Question 27

what does marry call john

Answer 27

devils man to use as escape goat because everyone was questioning her (doesn’t hate him, she was just scared)