Characters and Relationships (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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John Proctor's role
John Proctor's role
Moral centre of the play
Proctor's Act 4 quote about his name
Proctor's Act 4 quote about his name
'My name is all I have left!'
Elizabeth Proctor's defining trait
Elizabeth Proctor's defining trait
Restrained virtue
Elizabeth's courtroom lie & effect
Elizabeth's courtroom lie & effect
Denies affair; ironically dooms John
Abigail Williams - age & role
Abigail Williams - age & role
17-year-old, primary antagonist
Abigail's obsessive quote to John
Abigail's obsessive quote to John
'You loved me, John Proctor!'
Rev. Hale's transformation
Rev. Hale's transformation
Certainty/zealot → doubt/sceptic
Giles Corey's death method
Giles Corey's death method
Pressed to death with stones
Giles Corey's final words
Giles Corey's final words
'More weight!'
The Crucible's allegorical context
The Crucible's allegorical context
1950s McCarthyism/anti-communist witch hunts