Crucible Act 1 Questions

1) Allegory is a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
Ex: Michael Curtiz: Casablanca

2)Tragedy is a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction.
Ex: W.Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

3)Historical fiction is a narrative in novel form, characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages.
Ex: Michael Shaara: The Killer Angels

4)"Crucible" means a severe test.

5)Once, when I was in the firs or second grade, I admit that I wasn't the best person in this world, but one girl, who really didn't like me, because I did better on the math test (!) starting spreading lies about me, like I beat up girls, and how I curse on my friends... The entire grade, my classmates, friends, basically everyone stopped talking to me, period. Afterwards I was really really sad, but then one of my best friends found out about that crap, and everything was back on the old track.