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| a myth is 'a story handed down through history, often through oral tradition, that explains or gives value to the unknown'. |
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| REFERS TO A DRAMA WHERE THE MAIN CHARACTER DIES OR COMES TO A TRAGIC END |
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| CHARACTER ON STAGE MAKES A COMMENT THAT NOT EVERYONE ON STAGE HEARS |
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| A CHARACTER ALONE ON STAGE REVEALS HIS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS |
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| A CHARACTER THAT STAYS THE SAME |
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| CHARACTER WITH ONE OR TWO TRAITS |
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| A CHARACTER WITH A LOT OF TRAITS |
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| A CHARACTER THAT CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE PLAY |
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| STEREOTYPE OR CLICHE CHARACTER |
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| TELLS THE AUDIENCE EXACTLY WHAT THE CHARACTER IS |
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| INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION |
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| WE LEARN ABOUT THE CHARCTER THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS WITHOUT BEING DIRECTLY TOLD |
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| TO SAY ONE THING BUT MEAN ANOTHER |
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| WHEN WHAT THE AUDIENCE EXPECTS TO HAPPEN AND WHAT ACTUALLY DOES HAPPEN ARE NOT THE SAME |
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| AUDIENCE KNOWS SOMETHING THAT THE OTHER CHARACTERS DO NOT |
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| LOCATED IN ( ) AND TELL THE CHARACTERS HOW TO ACT ON STAGE |
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| A CHARACTER WHO SHOWS US ABOUT ANOTHER CHARACTER |
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| SUBDIVISION OF AN ACT USUALLY WHEN THE SETTING CHANGES |
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| SIGNALS THE END OF A SCENE |
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| a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society |
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| GIVING AN ANIMAL OR SOMETHING NOT ALIVE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Reverend Parris' black slave from Barbados. She genuinely cares about the girls, especially Betty |
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| Orphaned niece of Reverend Parris. She was once the lover of John Proctor but was turned out when his wife discovered the affair. She is extremely jealous of Elizabeth Proctor and uses her power in the town to rid herself of Elizabeth as well as any others who have insulted her in the past. She cannot let go of her obsession with Proctor. She is the leader of the girls. |
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| Servant to the Proctor household. Abigail uses her to effectively accuse Elizabeth. |
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| Husband to Elizabeth. He had an affair with Abigail when she was employed in his household. He knows that the girls are pretending but cannot tell what he knows without revealing having been alone with Abigail. When Abigail uses her influence to convict his wife, he tries to tell the truth and finds himself condemned. He refuses to admit to witchcraft or to consider Abigail as anything more than a lying whore. He is hanged. |
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| Wife of John Proctor. She discovered an affair going on between her husband and Abigail Williams and turned Abigail out of her house. She is Abigail's main target but is saved from hanging because of her pregnancy. She feels responsible for driving her husband to infidelity. When he decides that he will not lie to save himself, she supports his decision though it will leave her alone. She feels that if he must redeem himself in this way, she cannot take it from him. |
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| Pastor of the church in Salem. He is the father of Betty and the uncle of Abigail Williams. He believes that he is being persecuted and that the townspeople do not respect his position as a man of God. He secures his desires in the town by preaching fire and brimstone until the people give in. |
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| Daughter of the Reverend, cousin to Abigail Williams. She is a weak girl who goes along with her cousin as soon as she is threatened. Until Abigail gives her a valid explanation for dancing in the woods, she lies mute in her bed, terrified of her father's reaction. She is easily made into Abigail's tool |
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| He is considered to be, and considers himself, an expert on witchcraft. He is initially summoned to determine whether the devil is in Salem and enthusiastically participates in the court proceedings. When he finally realizes that the girls are lying, it is too late to change the course of action. He attempts to convince the condemned to admit to witchcraft and save themselves from death. |
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| Wife of Thomas Putnam, mother to Ruth. She is a very superstitious woman and believes that the deaths of so many of her babies in childbirth was caused by supernatural means. She sends her daughter to Tituba to cast a spell to discover the murderer |
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| Husband to Martha. He inadvertently gives out information that is later used against his wife. He accuses Thomas Putnam of using Ruth to condemn people for his personal gain. Realizing his source will be arrested, he refuses to reveal it feeling that he has done too much damage already. He is arrested for contempt of court. He is eventually pressed to death when he refuses to enter a plea (pleading guilty or being convicted would mean forfeiture of his land, leaving his sons with no inheritance). |
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