1. Symbols in The Crucible

2. In this circle write down how the inner circle relates to The Crucible.
The poppet
In this circle write down what a poppet or ‘voodoo doll’ represents.

3. A traditional symbol of voodoo and witchcraft.
Dolls, in a ‘normal society’, represent childhood innocence and bring happiness. In Salem, dolls represent evil. This extends to the Puritan government and church, both being entrusted to protect its citizens, yet both doing the opposite.
In The Crucible, the doll symbolises the transformation of good to evil. It can also symbolise revenge and anger.

4. In this circle write down how the inner circle relates to The Crucible.
The stones
In this circle write down what stones represent.

5. Giles Corey refuses to make an official plea in court
Giles Corey refuses to make an official plea in court. In order to persuade him to make a plea, officials of the court stack concrete stones on him and eventually crush him.
The stones symbolise the weight of Salem's sins that are crushing the good in its society.

6. In this circle write down how the inner circle relates to The Crucible.
Boiling cauldron
In this circle write down what a boiling cauldron represents.

7. The controversy begins with Salem girls running wild through the forest around a cauldron of boiling water.
The cauldron can symbolise the wildness of the girls, or more specifically, their repressed sexual desire bubbling over.

8. In this circle write down how the inner circle relates to The Crucible.
The Forest
In this circle write down what a forest represents.

9. Puritans believed that the forest was the devil's dominion.
They failed to recognise, however, that Salem's evil and destruction came from within.
The forest, therefore can symbolises the evil present in all humans.