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Copy these literary terms into you notes then use page 1123 to define them: Plot Rising Action Falling Action Climax Resolution Dramatic Exposition. Warm Up. The Crucible. By Arthur Miller. . . . When History and Literature Collide. The Crucible is. Puritanism + Witchcraft + - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Copy these literary terms into you notes then use page 1123 to define them:
Plot Rising Action Falling Action ClimaxResolution Dramatic Exposition
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The The CrucibleCrucible
By Arthur Miller
. . . When History and Literature Collide
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The Crucible is . . .The Crucible is . . .
Puritanism+Witchcraft+McCarthyism+Arthur Miller
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The CrucibleThe Crucible
MEANS: A severe test of trialSetting: Salem, Massachusetts ~ 1692
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PuritanismPuritanism
Christian faith -1600sPuritans - predestinationSplit (Church of England) 1633Emigrated - American coloniesFlourished
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Witchcraft in SalemWitchcraft in Salem
Salem Village believed in witches
Witchcraft = “compact with the devil for … powers to do evil.”
Witchcraft = sin and a crime; serious accusation
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Witchcraft in SalemWitchcraft in Salem
Witchcraft hysteria - Salem, Massachusetts,1692.
Abigail Williams - fits of convulsion, screaming, and hallucination.
A doctor determined it was witchcraft.
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Witchcraft in SalemWitchcraft in SalemBook detailed the
symptoms of witchcraft; the girls’ fits were similar
Puritans believed the doctor’s diagnosis.
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Witchcraft in SalemWitchcraft in Salem
The girls (Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn) blamed Tituba (the Parris’ slave)
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Witchcraft in SalemWitchcraft in Salem
Eight months150+ people were
imprisoned27 people had been
convicted, 19 hanged, and 1 pressed to death.
The hysteria reveals belief of supernatural
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbSQeNh0mE
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McCarthyismMcCarthyism
Period of intense suspicion in the United States – 1950s
Senator Joseph McCarthy, claimed that communists had infiltrated the Department of State.
A special House Committee on Un-American Activities was formed
“Witch hunts” often based on inconclusive, questionable evidence
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McCarthyismMcCarthyism
Accused communists were often denied employment
Film industry: 300 + actors, writers, and directors denied work
Arthur Miller, was “blacklisted.”
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McCarthyismMcCarthyism
McCarthy’s influence ended - 1954
CBS newsman, Edward R. Murrow, report revealed McCarthy as dishonest
The public aware of how McCarthy made false accusations of communism.
Edward R. Murrow
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Arthur MillerArthur Miller1915-2005American Playwright and
WriterIn 1953 he wrote The
Crucible, which uses the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 to attack the anti-communist “witch hunts” of the 1950s.
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Arthur MillerArthur Miller Witch craft trials in Puritan New England paralleled the
climate of McCarthyism
After the publication of the The Crucible, Miller was investigated for being a communist
Found guilty of contempt of court. Later overturned.
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ThemesThemes
Jealousy or envyGuilt or fear of
discoveryHysteria or loss of
emotional controlLying or
misrepresenting the truth
Cowardice or lack of principles
Intimidation of those who are weaker
Greed
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John ProctorJohn ProctorProtagonist
Husband to Elizabeth
Affair with AbigailKnows that the
girls are pretending
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Abigail WilliamsAbigail Williams
Antagonist
Orphaned niece of Reverend Parris
Former mistress of John
Very powerful influence
Obsessed with John. Leader of the girls.
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Other Important Characters: Other Important Characters:
Elizabeth Proctor Tituba Reverend Parris Deputy Governor
DanforthThe Girls – Betty
Parris, Susanna Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Mary Warren