<p> The Crucible by: Arthur Miller (1953)</p><p>English 3 - Study Guide -2014 The Crucible Arthur Miller: A Life  Born on ______ Died ______ Attended the ______from 1934-1938  Graduated with a ______ ______five plays during college career  Married three times (______– second wife)  ______daughters, ______son Miller and HUAC  Investigated for possible associations with the ______ In 1956, he was called to testify before the ______(HUAC).  Only attended meetings looking to ______ When brought before the committee, ______.  Found ______ ______The Red Scare  A time of ______ ______were involved or accused.  ______lost their jobs  Many named names to ______The Salem Witch Trials  In 1692, ______were executed; ______were jailed.  The Puritan culture ______ Several girls in the town began to have ______after seeking Tituba, a slave from Barbados, for fortunetelling.  Tituba and two elderly women were accused at first; by the end, many ______ Overall ______, four accused died in ______, and one was pressed to ______ In 1706, Ann Putnam signed a letter of ______ Samuel Sewell was the only ______Possible Causes  ______ Boredom  ______ ______Connections  Miller wrote The Crucible as a ______ He felt there was a “______” within the government and beyond  Like the witch trials, ______ The play is widely performed when social unrest is present in a culture.  All My Sons (1947)  Death of a Salesman (1949)  A View from the Bridge (1955)  After the Fall (1964)  Broken Glass (1994)  Resurrection Blues (2002)  Finishing the Picture (2004) </p><p>Crucible = severe test or trial</p><p>Characters: Provide a summary for each character…who are these characters?</p><p>John Proctor </p><p>Elizabeth Proctor</p><p>Rev. Samuel Parris Betty Parris</p><p>Abigail Williams </p><p>Tituba</p><p>Thomas Putnam</p><p>Ann Putnam </p><p>Rev. John Hale</p><p>Francis Nurse</p><p>Rebecca Nurse</p><p>Mary Warren</p><p>Deputy Governor John Danforth John Hathorne</p><p>Giles Corey</p><p>2 Martha Corey</p><p>Mercy Lewis</p><p>Susana Walcott</p><p>Ezekiel Cheever</p><p>Marshall Herrick</p><p>Sarah Good</p><p>Hopkins</p><p>Setting - where does the story take place?</p><p>Symbols - list the symbols and what they represent…I’ll get you started… .. (1) The forest …</p><p>.. Themes - list the relevant themes… .. </p><p>3 Climax - what is the climax of the story? .. </p><p>Act I </p><p>1. What is the relationship between Reverend Parris, Betty, and Abigail?</p><p>2. What is wrong with Betty? </p><p>3. Why does Parris suggest calling in Reverend Hale? </p><p>4. What do Ann and Thomas Putnam suggest is Betty's problem? What is their motivation for suggesting this? </p><p>5. What is Ruth’s relationship to the Putnams? What is wrong with her? How do the Putnams tie her problem to Betty's? </p><p>4 6. What does the conversation between Abigail, Mercy Lewis, Mary Warren, and Betty reveal about their recent activities? </p><p>7. What is John Proctor’s relationship to Abigail? How does he feel about his relationship with Abigail? </p><p>8. What does Abigail think of Elizabeth Proctor? How might this affect the outcome of the play? </p><p>9. Why is the issue of Parris's salary raised? </p><p>10. What is the Putnams' grievance over land? What significance might this have in the play? </p><p>11. What do the Puritans think of books other than the Bible? How do you learn about this in Act one? </p><p>5 12. How does Hale confuse Tituba? What is the significance of their conversation? </p><p>Act II</p><p>1. What is the gift Mary Warren gives to Elizabeth?</p><p>2. What information does Mary provide about the trial? </p><p>3. Why does Reverend Hale come to the Proctors' home?</p><p>4. What relationship does Hale suggest exists between the church and the court? </p><p>5. What does Proctor tell Hale about why the children were ill? How does he claim to know?</p><p>6 6. What does Giles report to the Proctors? What is the significance of his revelations? </p><p>7. What event begins to change Hale's opinion about the arrests? How does he feel about the court? </p><p>8. What role does Cheever play? What is revealed about his character? </p><p>9. What do we learn about why Mary Warren gave the poppet to Elizabeth?</p><p>10. Why is Elizabeth arrested? On what grounds? </p><p>Act III</p><p>1. What is the setting of Act Three? </p><p>2. How do Proctor, Francis, and Giles plan to use Mary Warren's testimony to prove that "Heaven is NOT speaking through the children”? 7 3. What is the significance of Proctor plowing on Sunday? </p><p>4. How do Danforth and Hathorne attempt to get Proctor to drop the charge that Mary Warren has lied? </p><p>5. Why are Proctor, Francis, and Giles repeatedly accused of attacking the court? </p><p>6. Why is Putnam brought into the court?</p><p>7. Why is Giles accused of contempt of court? </p><p>8. What is the significance of the point made by Danforth that "no uncorrupted man may fear this court"? Is this true? </p><p>9. What is contained in Mary Warren's depositions? </p><p>10. What does Abigail say about Mary's testimony? Why does she lie? </p><p>11. What does Parris lie about the dancing in the woods? </p><p>8 12. What point does Hathorne make about Mary fainting? Why can't she faint on command?</p><p>13. What does Abigail do to befuddle Mary? </p><p>14. What secret does Proctor reveal about himself and Abigail? Why does he reveal it? </p><p>15. Why does Elizabeth deny John's relationship with Abigail? What is the result of her denial? </p><p>16. What evidence is there that Hale no longer believes the testimony and crying out of the girls? </p><p>Act IV</p><p>1. Why does Reverend Hale tell the accused witches to confess? </p><p>2. What does the news of what is happening in Andover have to do with the trials in Salem? </p><p>3. What does Paris reveal has happened to Abigail?</p><p>4. Why does Parris suggest the hanging be postponed? </p><p>9 5. Why does Danforth want Proctor to see Elizabeth? What does he hope it will cause him to do? </p><p>6. What are the conditions in Salem? Why? </p><p>7. Why doesn't Elizabeth beg John to confess? </p><p>8. Why does Proctor initially say he will confess? Why does he refuse to sign the confession? </p><p>9. Why does Parris beg Elizabeth to get John's confession? Why does she refuse? </p><p>10</p>