1. The Crucible
Vocabulary

2. theocracy
Form of government which is ruled by religious leaders.

3. Goody
Puritan dialect for “Mrs.”

4. Puritans
Protestant religious group who came to New England from England in 1620.
Aimed to create perfect society.

5. gibberish
Unintelligible language; nonsense.

6. abomination
A thing that creates intense disgust or hatred.

7. paradox
A statement that is self contradictory because it often contains two statements that are both true, but in general, cannot be true at the same time.
Examples:
Jumbo shrimp
I’m nobody
The beginning of the end
You shouldn’t go into water until you know how to swim.

8. monologue
A long speech by a single character in a movie or play.

9. pious
religious

10. tract
A defined area of land

11. aside
A remark in the play by one character that is meant to be heard by the audience but not by anyone in the play.

12. hypocrite
Someone who pretends to be something they are not.

13. poppet
A doll

14. John Proctor
Has the reputation of being a good man

15. Abigail Williams Reverend's niece
Worked for the Proctors, but was “let go.”

16. Arthur Miller Playwright Was married to Marilyn Monroe
Went to University of Michigan
Blacklisted in the 1950s for being believed to be a Communist

17. Crucible
A small container in which objects are faced with extremely high temperatures.