The Crucible (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Setting of The Crucible (year & place)
Setting of The Crucible (year & place)
Salem witch trials, 1692
Year Miller wrote it & historical context
Year Miller wrote it & historical context
1953, during McCarthy era hunting suspected communists
Spectral accusations definition
Spectral accusations definition
Claims of seeing spirits or visions of witchcraft
Theocracy in Salem
Theocracy in Salem
Religious belief & government power completely merged
Proctor's quote about his name
Proctor's quote about his name
My name is all I have left!
Abigail Williams' role in trials
Abigail Williams' role in trials
Manipulates trials to gain power & eliminate Elizabeth Proctor
The poppet's symbolic function
The poppet's symbolic function
Innocent object weaponised as evidence of witchcraft
Danforth's thinking style
Danforth's thinking style
Binary: either with court or against it, no room for doubt
Reverend Hale's transformation arc
Reverend Hale's transformation arc
From zealous witch-hunter to doubter who denounces proceedings
Christianity paradox in play
Christianity paradox in play
Religion brings condemnation & lies instead of mercy & truth