The Crucible - Act 4 Vocabulary

Students' cell phone use in schools has become a point of contention, with parents, students, and teachers all having different opinions about it.

The contention created a wedge between the parents and their teenage children.

The unfair tax laws sparked a rebellion that pitted the colonists against the King of England.

The rebellion ended when the colonists won their freedom.

John Proctor knows he will be condemned to die on the gibbet if he does not confess.

The gibbet was located in the center of Salem.

The rebels believed themselves to be a legitimate army, acting for a righteous cause.

The righteous cause was fair treatment of women, children, and people with disabilities.

Don’t think you are going to end this argument with your conciliatory attitude!

Even though Henry hated fruit cake, he still accepted the conciliatory gift from his neighbor.

In retaliation for his turning on the mob, several gangsters killed the snitch's entire family.

Although he knew retaliation would only lead to more pain, the victim plotted a revenge attack.

According to Christian religion, the birth of Jesus was a divine miracle.

The sunset was so beautiful that it seemed divine.

The police officer's intervention prevented the crime.

In mythological tales, the divine intervention of the gods is what usually changes a person’s fate.

Showing no penitence for the crimes he committed, the murderer refused to say that he was sorry

The regretful child’s penitence showed in the apology letter she wrote her teacher after being disrespectful in class.