Direct/ Indirect Characterization (TIc-Tac-Toe)

Direct: Reverend Parris: " He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went." - 1) Insecure 2) hypocrite because he persecuted many people often.


Indirect:
 John Proctor: "God does not need my name nailed upon the church! God sees my name; God knows how black my sins are! It is enough!"- 1) He is a man of integrity because he refused to turn back on his values. 2) Steadfast because he stands firm on his decision to not confess.

Abigail: "I want to open myself!...I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I dancied for the Devil." 1) She is a phony because she said that so wouldn't be persecuted. 2) She is a liar because her real intention was not to follow God, but it was to do the oppposite. For example, she wanted to continue the affair with John Proctor.