Act I Vocabulary:The Crucible
Across
- 2. To summon spirits — what the girls were trying to do
- 3. To hurt or trouble spiritually or physically, as the girls claim witches do
- 4. Lacking experience or worldly understanding — like Mary Warren
- 6. To oppose or deny, as when characters challenge each other's stories
- 7. Sudden or unexpected, like the strange behavior of Betty
- 9. Infamous, like the name of Salem after the accusations
- 10. One who says one thing but does another — common in Salem
- 11. Overwhelming joy or rapture, like the girls when the pressure lifts
- 13. Religious outsiders or non-believers in Puritan society
- 15. Deep hatred or disrespect — what Proctor shows toward Parris’s greed
- 16. To envy or resent, like Putnam’s attitude toward others’ land
Down
- 1. A secret group with shared motives, like Putnam’s circle
- 3. A sinful or monstrous act, like dancing in the woods at night
- 5. Hostile or revengeful, like Thomas Putnam’s motives
- 8. A sign from God, like the Puritans interpret strange events
- 12. To mock or jeer — like Abigail might do to Mary
- 14. A known liar or pretender, like Abigail might be to some
- 17. Evil or influenced by the Devil — what Abigail accuses others of being