The Midterm Study Guide
Part One: Characters. Write a description of the following characters.
Mention any specific characteristics, the importance to the play, any relation
they have to other characters, and anything important that happens to them
during the play.
Abigail Williams:
Rev. Parris:
Rev. John Hale:
Tituba:
John Proctor:
Elizabeth Proctor:
Thomas Putnam:
Anne Putnam
Rebecca Nurse:
Mary Warren:
Giles Corey:
Part Two: Plot. Create a multi-sentence summary for each act of the play.
Be sure to mention specific events and important information from the act.
Part Three: Themes and Motifs. A theme is a central message or insight
into life that is revealed in a literary work. For example, some of the themes
in Romeo and Juliet are: The power of love, love as a cause of violence, and
the inevitability of fate. A Motif is a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a
literary work. For example, Motifs in Romeo and Juliet are: love, fate, light
and dark, and stars. List some major themes and motifs found in The
Crucible.
Part Four: Vocabulary. For the final, you will need to know the following words:
Callous
Jargon
Sagacious
Facetious
Eclectic
Obsolete
Candor
Kismet
Languid
Decipher
Nonchalant
Malcontent
Obscure
Decadence
Negligence
Paltry
Impeccable
Nirvana
Rapport
Immersed
Notoriety
Pacifist
Benevolent
Larceny
Panache
Part Five: Literature
Write a brief synopsis of the following stories. Include a description of the plot, main characters, and themes.
The Walam Olum
The Navajo Origin Legend
Columbus’s Journal of the First Voyage
Smith’s The General History of Virginia
Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God