The Crucible: Acts 1 and 2

5. an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument
7. a statement of beliefs or set of principles
8. Middle English — a doll or a puppet
10. too eager to obey
11. very strong, effective, or powerful; exerting persuasion, influence, or force
12. a fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge
16. to lose confidence
17. angry at unfairness
18. a firmly held belief or firmness of opinion

1. punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong
2. something which has qualities that seem to contradict each other
3. dissenting minority within a larger group
4. pronounced something or somebody as bad
6. ill feeling toward something or toward somebody, usually as a result of ill-usage or insult, or an instance of these
8. to oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion
9. to invoke supposed supernatural forces; to influence with spells
13. to show extreme fondness, or pay a lot of attention to someone
14. a disastrous situation or event
15. motionless, non-reactive