The Crucible Flashcards
Where is the play set in?
Salem, Massachusetts in spring 1792
Dynamic character (round character) is
A major character that undergoes an important change, or epiphany, resulting in a change in personality or attitude
Epiphany
A moment of realization that leads to a change in a character
Paradox
An apparent contradiction which is never the less true
What is a crucible?
An extremely hot oven like container used to melt off rust on metals; removes its impurities
Mass hysteria
Phenomenon in which a group of people are over taken by a similar and irrational emotion or circumstance simultaneously
How is the crucible a metaphor for this play?
The crucible is a metaphor for the court in this play. When the people step into the court it removes all the phony aspects of the characters and eventually leads us to see their true colors.
Why did Arthur miller write the crucible?
He wrote this play to reflect the mass cultural and political hysteria produced when the U.S. government sought to suppress Communism in America. He wanted to respond to the communism in some way because the producers, writers, and creative people being convicted of being communists were Arthur’s friends.
Discharged
Officially dismissed
Sport
Joke around
Faction
Small groups within a larger group
Providence
Will of God or nature; the protective care of god
Shudder
To tremble in fear
Calumny
To make false statements to damage someone’s reputation
Titillated
Excited ; aroused sexually
Prodigious
Great in size
Licentious
Unprincipled in sexual matters
Heifer
A young cow
Poppet
Rag doll
Begrudge
To give with resentment ; to envy someone’s possessions
Deceit
The act of deceiving someone ; lies
Wily
Cunning or sly way of getting what you want ; skilled at gaining an advantage
Falter
Start to lose strength ; not follow through
Lechery
Inappropriate sexual desire
Irascible
Easily angered
Remorse/remorseless
Guilt , regret; guilt
Daft
Silly
Grave
Serious
Contentious
Likely to cause an argument
Contempt
Feeling that a person is worth less
Deposition
The act of deposing someone; get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.; arrange in a particular order.
Pretense
An attempt to make something false see m true
Extravagance
Lack of restraint on praying
Undermine
Erode the basemen of
Misgiving
Feeling of doubt about the eeconomy
Qualm
An uneasy feeling of doubt, fear, or worry
Perjury
Lying under oath
Indignation
To “know some,
To know
To know sexual relation
Harlot
A prositute
Rafter
Several internal beams from a roof
Denounce
Publicly declare to be wrong
Stench
A strong and very unpleasant smell
Strong box
Small locked box
Gibbet
upright post with arm on which the bodies of the executed criminals were left hanging as a warning to others
Conciliatory
Intended to placate or pacify
Belie
Fail to give a true notion or impression
Cleave
To cling on to
Sibilance
Hissing sound
