Across
- 1. The play critiques the intertwining of religion and ___
- 4. John Proctor struggles to maintain his ___ despite false accusations
- 5. ___ Putnam, a wealthy man using the trials for land gains
- 7. Abigail drinks ___in the forest ritual
- 9. The Salem trials highlight the consequences of false ___
- 11. The Proctors’ servant, Mary Warren, makes a ___ that condemns Elizabeth
- 13. Ann ___, mother grieving the loss of seven children
- 15. Tituba is the first to ___ to witchcraft under pressure
- 17. The play is set during the Salem ___ Trials
- 19. Mary ___, servant to the Proctors who struggles with the truth
- 21. The witch trials highlight the dangers of unchecked ___
- 22. The court relies on "_______evidence" of fainting and visions
- 25. The mass hysteria in Salem leads to a wave of wrongful ___
- 26. The trials serve as an allegory for 1950s anti-communist "Red ___"
- 27. Tituba, a servant from ___ who is accused of witchcraft
Down
- 2. John Proctor refuses to ___ his name by signing a false confession
- 3. Abigail and the girls use fake ___ to manipulate the court
- 6. Reverend ___, expert on witchcraft who later regrets his role
- 7. A central theme, the refusal to conform to ___ authority
- 8. Fear of witches mirrors McCarthyism’s fear of ___
- 10. The town of ___ is the setting for the play
- 12. Abigail ___, the main antagonist and accuser
- 13. John ___, protagonist who struggles with guilt and integrity
- 14. Rebecca ___, an elderly woman known for her goodness
- 15. Giles ___ dies by pressing rather than revealing a name
- 16. The trials are fueled by fear and ___ among neighbors
- 18. John Proctor is hanged after refusing to ___
- 20. John's virtuous but wrongfully accused wife
- 23. The trials result in public ___ for the accused
- 24. Reverend ___, minister of Salem and Abigail's uncle