The Crucible

5. “A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now.”
7. Respected elder accused despite her piety.
9. Husband of Rebecca who pleads for her innocence.
10. – Minister worried more about his reputation than truth.
12. Historical witch hunt mirrored by the play.
17. Wife who values honesty but suspects betrayal.
19. Playwright who wrote The Crucible.
20. Elderly villager who argues in court and refuses to betray others.
22. A farmer who resents the court’s intrusion and hides a guilty secret.
24. Stern deputy governor presiding over the witch trials.
26. Label placed on villagers, often unjustly.
27. "You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!"
28. Assigned quickly, often to protect one’s own reputation.
29. Invoked frequently as witness to truth.

1. Collective fear driving neighbors against each other.
2. Court official who arrests villagers under suspicion.
3. "The Devil is alive in Salem, and we dare not quail to follow wherever the accusing finger points!"
4. Alleged dark force tearing Salem apart.
6. "I say—I say God is dead!"
8. What took place between Proctor and Abiagail
10. Condemning warrant for Elizabeth, made by Mary
11. “And I say, You lie, Devil, you lie!”
13. A severe test or trial of character.
14. How many children the Putnams have lost
15. Proctor’s servant caught between truth and fear.
16. Setting in Massachusetts where the play takes place
18. Strict religious lifestyle shaping Salem’s society.
21. Grieving mother quick to blame witchcraft for her losses.
23. Husband who uses the trials to gain land.
25. Title held by both Parris and Hale.