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The Crucible: Act I Analysis Terms/Vocabulary = AmLC

The Crucible's Act I literary elements and analysis terms, reading strategies and vocabulary: dialogue, stage directions, dramatic exposition, questioning characters' motives, predilection, ingratiating, dissembling, calumny, inculcation, propitiation, licentious, pronoun case in incomplete constructions

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dialoguewords characters speak
stage directionsindicates where a scene takes place, what it should look like, and how the characters should move and speak
dramatic expositionconveys critical information about a play's settings, props, characters, and even historical or social context
questioning characters' motivesstrategy to understand a characters reason for behaving as they do
predilection (n.)pre-existing preference
ingratiating (adj.)charming or flattering
dissembling (n.)disguising one's real nature or motives
calumny (n.)false accusation; slander
inculcation (n.)teaching by repetition and urging
propitiation (n.)action designed to soothe or satisfy a person, a cause, etc.
licentious (adj.)lacking moral restraint
"Annina: Monsieur Rick, what kind of a man is Captain Renault?" is an example ofdialogue
"The Glass menagerie by Tennessee Williams Act I Tom enters dressed as a merchant sailor, and strolls across to the fire escape. There he stops and lights a cigarette. He addresses the audience. (p.4)" is an example ofstage directions
pronoun case in incomplete constructionsbeing uncertain about which form of pronoun to use
"They want slaves, not such as I (instead of as I am)example of pronoun case in incomplete constructions


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English Language Institute
Valdosta, GA

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