Plot Summary (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Year Salem witch trials took place
Year Salem witch trials took place
1692
Historical event The Crucible is an allegory for
Historical event The Crucible is an allegory for
McCarthyism/1950s Communist witch hunts
Who first confesses and names others as witches
Who first confesses and names others as witches
Tituba
Reason Proctor hesitates to expose Abigail's lies
Reason Proctor hesitates to expose Abigail's lies
Would reveal his affair with her
Evidence used to arrest Elizabeth Proctor
Evidence used to arrest Elizabeth Proctor
Poppet with needle from Mary Warren
Elizabeth's lie that condemns her and John
Elizabeth's lie that condemns her and John
Denies John's affair to protect him
Who Mary Warren accuses under pressure in Act III
Who Mary Warren accuses under pressure in Act III
John Proctor (of forcing her to lie)
Proctor's act that seals his fate in Act IV
Proctor's act that seals his fate in Act IV
Tears up his signed confession
Reverend Hale's position in Act IV
Reverend Hale's position in Act IV
Urges false confessions; life over principle
What Proctor regains by choosing death
What Proctor regains by choosing death
His 'goodness'/integrity