1.  Pick up a Vocabulary Word Search on the back table. This is your copy so you can circle, highlight, ect. Thursday, October 18, 2012 Mrs. Brown

2. 1. Do Now 2. The Crucible Act IV 3. Character Foils 4. Homework

3. Reading from Act IV

4.  A foil is a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight various features of that other character's personality

5.  A foil's complementary role may be emphasized by physical characteristics. o Example: Fat v. Thin, Young v. Old, Tall v. Short, Handsome v. Ugly, Logical v. Insane  The protagonist usually has a foil  Popular foils include: o Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde o Othello & Iago (From Othello) o God & Satan

6.  Give me examples of a foil in pop culture:

7.  Elizabeth & Abigail o Elizabeth is loving and honest o Abigail is spiteful and dishonest o What is another difference between Elizabeth and Abigail?  Proctor & Hale o Both go through a major journey throughout the play, but in different directions o Proctor goes from doubt to a place of truth o Hale starts out certain but ends by counseling others to lie to save themselves from death

8. You may work with a partner to brainstorm but you are to turn in your own worksheet for your own grade.

9.  Study for your Vocabulary Quiz  Complete Character Foils – turn in Friday

10. Themes:  Pride - John does not want to sign the confession because he would loose his pride and good name.  Revenge - The girls and the accusers were naming people whom they did not like and wanted to harm them.  Fear - Fear of the devil allowed the witch trials to go on.  Conflict of authority - Danforth felt the law should be followed exactly, and that anyone who opposed the trials was trying to undermine him and his authority and the church.  Puritan Ethics - They believed lying and adultery were horrible sins.  Self interest - They were looking out for their own lives and took whatever actions necessary to save themselves.  Honesty- Elizabeth was "not able to tell a lie".