The crucible ACT ONE REVISION Flashcards
What does Ideology mean
shared system of ideas and beliefs
Crucible meaning
a difficult test or challenge
Mc Carthyism meaning
Where people makes accusations of spying for communist countries or treason
Allegory
story that has a hidden meaning
puritanism
form of Christianity with strict rules
Hysteria
term to describe uncontrollable emotions .Usually a term to describe women
Malignant
Behaviour which is evil
who is Abigail
Like John Proctor
manipulative
leader of the girls in the woods
who is Tituba
servant
servant to Revv Parris
from Barbados
Abigail blames her
Seen dancing in the woods
when was McCarthyism
1950s
who wrote the crucible
Arthur Miller
who is reverend Parris
Minister in salem
who is reverend hale
minister summoned for witchcraft
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well respected
what does theocracy mean
a government in which religious rule is in the name of god
