Vocabulary, Acts 1 and 2 of The Crucible

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

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

To express strong disapproval of.

Continuation.

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

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

Strong belief.

Deception; sham.

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

Enormous; gigantic; colossal.

What is ignorance?

The study of religion.

The techniques a writer uses to develop characters.

Causing fear, apprehension, or dread.

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

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

To summon or bring into being as if by magic.

Spiteful; revengeful.

Immoral, disgraceful, shameful.

Destiny; divine plan.