Allusions II

In 17th century Salem Massachusetts, many women were executed at the witch trials.

• Witch Hunt
• Philistine
• Over the Barrell
• Scrapegoat

A predictable reaction or instinct

• Bedlam
• Sold down the river
• Pavlov’s dogs
• Freudian Slip

A biblical allusion; a nation if people that fought against biblical figures

• Holy Grail
• Babylon
• Tower of Babel
• Philistine

To rise anew; stands for rebirth, renewal, and immortality

• Pheonix/ Rising from the ashes
• Holy Grail
• Pyrrhic Victory
• Sold Down the River

During the 17th century, playwright John Dennis created the sound effect of thunder, though his rivals used it while he received criticism

• The Muses
• Throw Down the Gauntlet
• Stealing Someone's Thunder
• Faust

From Greek mythology, a source of inspiration, especially in the arts

• Medusa
• Delphic Oracle
• Scylla & Charybdis
• The Muses

A biblical allusion; means noisy confusion

• Tower of Babel
• Pyrrhic Victory 
• Don Quixote
• The Muses

During Medieval  times, knights would throw down their gauntlet if they wanted to challenge another knight, who would pick it up

• Flash in the pan
• Throw Down the Gauntlet
• Albatross Around One's Neck
• Holy Grail

A nickname for a mental hospital in London where patients received little care

• Bedlam
• Babylon
• Delphic Oracle
• Prometheus

An indication of doom or misfortune to come; misfortune fell upon a king of Babylon

• Murphy's Law
• Handwriting on the Wall
• Red Herring
• Babylon