The Crucible Flashcards
Themes.. i…
Intolerance
Themes… h…
hysteria
Themes… r…
reputation
themes… gaining
empowerment
Themes… acusation
and confession
Danforth: “you are
certainly aware of the procedure here.”
Danforth: “we burn
a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment.”
“The whole country’s
talkin witchcraft!”
Hale: “keep your
wits about you.”
John Proctor: “I have given
you my soul; leave me my name.”
Danforth: “Postponement
now speaks a floundering on my part.”
John Proctor: “I’ll tell you
what’s walking Salem - venegance is walking Salem.”
John Proctor violent nature:
“I will bring your guts into your mouth.”
John Proctor is a tragic hero because
He has one fatal flaw (affair). He is killed by injustice.
Elizabeth Proctor is confident
In her own morality.
Elizabeth has a reputation
of unimpeachable honesty
Elizabeth follows
a strict adheranxe to justice and social rules
Reverend Pareris is
morally weak
always afraid others conspire against him
greedy
constantly complaining
Abigail Williams cannot
express herself as a young girl
Abigail is
callous
malicious
an instigator, a ringleader
manipulative
Reverend John Hale thinks
of himself as a celebrity
Hale feels a
sense of superiority because of his scholarship
John Proctor is an
inn-keeper, not a farmer.
Themes: Authority and…
Dissent
