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Allegory – comparing witch hunt to __________________

The Crucible Test Review. Allegory – comparing witch hunt to __________________

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Allegory – comparing witch hunt to __________________

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  1. The Crucible Test Review • Allegory – comparing witch hunt to __________________ • Theme: an underlying message that a writer wants the reader to understand. It is a perception about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. In most cases, themes are not stated directly but must be inferred. Explain these themes found in The Crucible. • Fear & Hysteria • Hypocrisy • Intolerance • Obsession with power

  2. Character-focused Questions • What drives/motivates Rev Parris to do the things he does? What do other characters say about him? • What is Rev Hale’s internal conflict? Why does he quit the court? • What motivates Tituba to make accusations? • Why is Giles Corey arrested and how does he die? • What motivates Elizabeth to lie about her husband’s adulterous relationship with Abigail? Why doesn’t Elizabeth beg John to save himself at the end? • Mary Warren says “it was pretense” – she was pretending. How does she fail at proving she was pretending? Why does she accuse John? • How has Elizabeth and John’s relationship changed by the end? • What happens to Abigail in the end? How do you know?

  3. Explain the following quotes…What is the character talking about? • Gov. Danforth: “No uncorrupted man may fear this court, Mr. Hale. None.” • Rev. Hale: “It is a lie! They are innocent!” • Elizabeth: “I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, no honest love could come to me!” • Abigail: “Let either of you breathe a word…about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.” • Giles Corey: “More…weight!” • Rev. Parris: “Thirty-one pound is gone. I am penniless!” • Mary Warren: “It were pretense, sir.” • John Proctor: “Is there no good penitence but it be public?...God knows how black my sins are!” • Elizabeth tells John that she “kept a cold house”

  4. Act 3 & 4 Questions • Act 3 Reading Guide: C, D, E, F, G • Act 3 Reading Check: 3, 7 • Act 4 Reading Guide: B, D, F, G • Act 4 Reading Check: 1, 5

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