1. Come on down, it’s time to
Name that reference!

2. Name that Reference!
Oh, when am I going to find my Romeo? I’m sick of these losers.

3. Name that Reference!
That fight was a rematch between David and Goliath.

4. Name that Reference!
That man is a modern day Adonis!

5. Name that Reference!
That man is such a Scrooge, he wouldn’t put in any money for the Christmas party!

6. Name that Reference!
She lied so much, I was surprised her nose wasn’t a foot long!

7. Name that Reference!
The virus was able to get in as a Trojan Horse.

8. Name that Reference!
Chocolate is my Achilles' heel.

9. Name that Reference!
He couldn’t believe it when his sister betrayed him in Monopoly, and he couldn’t help but say, “You too, Brutus?”

10. Name that Reference!
When he bought his new lizard, he couldn’t help but name it Larry. He wanted to be able to say, “Yer a lizard, Larry.”

11. Name that Reference!
With the affection of both men, she found herself in an Edward vs. Jacob situation and couldn’t make a decision.

12. Name that Reference!
She fell for him, even though she knew he was a well-known Casanova.

13. Name those References!
“I was not born in a manger. 1 I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the Planet Earth2.”
-Barack Obama

14. Name that Reference!
Elon Musk, the creator of Tesla and SpaceX , is said to be the real-life Tony Stark.

15. Name that Reference!
As the bully came closer, the girl muttered, “Something wicked this way comes.”

16. Answers! Romeo & Juliet David & Goliath (of the Bible)
Adonis of Greek Mythology
Ebenezer Scrooge by Charles Dickens
Pinocchio
Story of Troy in Greek Mythology
Greek myth of Achilles
Julius Caesar
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Giacomo Casanova, historic womanizer
Jesus
Superman
Iron Man
Macbeth by Shakespeare

17. All of these references are also known as
Allusions

18. Allusion
An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event
Can also refer to another literary work
Usually, allusions are used as a way to compare as a metaphor or simile
In The Crucible most common allusions are to The Bible

19. The Gamble of Allusions
Will the audience understand the allusion?
Are they familiar with what you’re alluding to or referencing?
Think about the Historical Context
Are the people, events, places, literary works that are popular and well-known today going to be famous in 5, 10, 50 years?

20. The Gamble of Allusions
Universal Significance
Cultural Significance

21. Allusions in The Crucible
“For these reasons, among others, they carried about an air of innate resistance, even of persecution. Their fathers had, of course, been persecuted in England. So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong ways and deceitful ideas.”
The Crucible, Act One, pg. 1235

22. Allusions in The Crucible
Where does it come from?
The Bible
What is Jerusalem?
The holy city of heaven
What does the allusion mean?
They’re trying to create a city as perfect as heaven. In order to do this, they’re unwelcoming to every other sect since they can’t be as perfect.
If they were perfect, they’d be part of their town already.