The Crucible Sparknotes
The Crucible video clips
LITERARY ELEMENTS IN 'THE CRUCIBLE'***THESE EXAMPLES ARE NOT EXACT QUOTES AND MUST BE FOUND IN YOUR LIT BOOK AND COPIED EXACTLY WITH PAGE NUMBERS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO JOG YOUR MEMORY AND GIVE YOU DIRECTION IF YOU ARE LOST.
allegory-the whole play is an allegory for the intolerance of mccarthyism
allusions-many characters in the play are actual historical figures
symbolism- the poppet
irony-the confessions
simile- ‘his eyes were like coals’
metaphor-’theology sir is a fortress’, ‘we burn a hot fire here’
hyperbole-’I should hand ten thousand that dare to rise agains the law’
personification- “heaven and hell grapple on our backs’
foreshadowing-”god is dead”
characterization- they can use their character charts
internal conflict- proctor forgiving himself for his infidelity
external conflict- proctor proving his trust to his wife
protagonist-proctor
antagonist-rev. parris
imagery- ‘sweat like a stallion’, ‘you know in all of your black hearts that this be fraud’
Crucible jeopardy
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