Vocabulary, Acts 1 and 2 of The Crucible

Immoral, disgraceful, shameful.

Continuation.

Destiny; divine plan.

Strong belief.

Spiteful; revengeful.

Causing fear, apprehension, or dread.

An act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred.

To summon or bring into being as if by magic.

The key factors of life in the time period in which a literary work is set.

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity.

Deception; sham.

The study of religion.

Enormous; gigantic; colossal.

What indicates where a scene takes place, what it should look like, and how the characters should move and speak?

The techniques a writer uses to develop characters.

A person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is.

When readers know more about a situation or a character in a story than the characters do.

To express strong disapproval of.

What is ignorance?