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The Crucible16
Crucible Character Essay Cards
| Character/Theme | Point | Quotes |
|---|---|---|
| 'Crucible' theme point 2 | Form-Heat of tension building/hysteria in Act 1 | 'frantic terror' 'quaking' 'scrambling' |
| 'Crucible' theme point 3 | Structure-The impurity and tension of the affair | Abby is 'soiled' 'i have a sense for heat John' 'Burning in your lonliness' Climax affair coming out 'Proctor leaps at Abigail' |
| courage theme point 1 | Language-Giles | 'so he stand mute and died a christian under law' 'he gave them but two words: 'more weight' |
| courage theme point 2 | Structure-Proctor | 'I can, and there's your first marvel, that i can' 'i do think i see some shred of goodness in John Proctor' 'let you fear nothing' 'it is pride, it is vanity' |
| courage theme point 3 | Form-Mary Warren | 'don't touch me! you're the devil's man!' 'she rushes to Abigail' 'what a grand, peeping courage you have!' |
| reputation theme point 1 | Structure-Proctor | 'a man will not cast away his good name' 'because it is my name!' 'she only thought to save my name' 'God forbid i take it from him' |
| reputation theme point 2 | Language-Parris | 'if you trafficked with spirits in the forest then i must know it for surely my enemies will and they will ruin me with it' 'oh abigail, what proper payment for my charity! Now i am undone' |
| reputation theme point 3 | Form-Abigail | 'i am a good girl! i am a proper girl!' 'i'll not have such looks' 'there be no blush about my name' 'a confidential, wicked air' |
| mr putnam point 1 | language-exercises control over Parris | 'i am sick of meetings; cannot a man turn his head without he have a meeting' 'you will proceed to look for signs of witchcraft' |
| mr putnam point 2 | stucture-he initiates the witchcraft trials with his wife | bullies tituba into accusing people, seen mostly in act 1 then retreats for rest of play to watch enemies be hanged 'did you ever see sarah good with him?' |
| mr putnam point 3 | form-he has personal grievances against others | 'a well to do hard handed land owner' 'a deeply embittered man' 'a man of personal grievances' can read script to learn about real putnam |
| mrs putnam point 1 | language-she strongly believes the devil is at work in salem | 'it is a marvel. it is surely a stroke of hell.' 'horns' 'hoof' 'with viscious certainty' 'it is a marvellous sign mr parris.' |
| mrs putnam point 2 | structure-she initiates the trials with her husband | she only appears in the firts act, and we hear that she charges rebecca for ' the marvellous and supernatural murder of mrs putnam's babies' |
| mrs putnam point 3 | she is bitter abou the loss of her 7 babies | 'a twisted soul of forty-five, a death ridden woman haunted by dreams.' only person we know was involved in witchcraft |
| Elizabeth point 1 | language-theme of religion | 'i am a convenanted christian woman' 'softly singing' 'that woman will never lie' 'let none be your judge' |
| Elizabeth point 2 | form-theme of forgiveness | 'you forget nothing and forgive nothing' 'your justice would freeze beer' 'cold' 'an everlasting funeral marches around your heart' |
| Elizabeth point 3 | structure-theme of separation | together but distant: 'that's well.' 'it must be.' they 'watch' eachother apart but together: 'suspiscion kissed you when i did' 'it needs a cold wife to prompt lectury' 'he have his goodness now' |
| mary warren point 1 | language-theme of religion | 'i cannot lie no more. i am with God, i am with God.' 'devil', 'sport'= easily influenced by Abby and Parris |
| mary warren point 2 | structure-theme of betrayal | 'don't touch me...i love God' 'i'll not hang with you' before: 'mr proctor' now: 'you |
| mary warren point 3 | form-theme of power | 'it's God's work we do'/'weighty'/'i'll not stand whipping anymore' 'the devil's lose in salem mr proctor, we must discover where he's hiding.' 'i never knew it before' 'whole world cried spirits!' 'searching' |
| Danforth point 1 | form-theme of power | 'an exact loyalty to his position' 'do you know who i am?' 'raises a hand' 'this is the highest court of the supreme government of this province' |
| Danforth point 2 | language-theme of repression | 'you will confess yourself or you will hang' 'while i speak God's law, i will not crack its vooice with whimpering' |
| Danforth point 3 | structure-theme of hypocrisy | 'i should hang ten thousand that dared the rise against the law.' 'God damns all liars' |
| Hale point 1 | language-he believes it's withcraft | 'eager-eyed, intellectual' 'they are weighted with authority' 'i know that when we bind ourselves to hell it is very hard to break' |
| Hale point 2 | form-he speculates about the truth of withcraft | 'it is his own suspicion but he resists it' 'in a fever of guilt and uncertainty' 'i shall pray God open up our eyes' |
| Hale point 3 | structure-he realises the accusations are false | 'i dare not take a life without there be proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it' 'this girl has always struck me as false!' 'i quit this court!' -how power has changed |
| Rebecca Nurse point 1 | language-Brave&honest | 'it is a lie, it is a lie, how may i damn myself? i cannot.' |
| Rebecca Nurse point 2 | form-Powerful | 'the general opinion of her character was so high' 'through his teeth, his face turned from Rebecca' |
| Rebecca Nurse point 3 | structure-Holy/religious | 'let us go to God for the cause of it.' 'let you fear nothing, another judgement awaits us' |
| 'Crucible' theme point 1 | Language-Extracting confessions from people | 'we burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment' 'the pure in heart need no lawyers' 'you are God's instrument put in our hands to discover the Devil's agents among us' 'it is a providence the thing is out now.' |
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