Title:_The Crucible__________ Author:__Arthur Miller__________ Date of Publication:_____1953______ Composition AP English: Literature and Name: Forsberg

the struggle of the "average man" against the influences of the society of which he is a part. Genre: ______drama_______________ ma. Known for his tragedies, Miller is best remembered for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. Miller also received the John F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award. nd compassion. As Chris Keller says to his mother in All My Sons, Once and for all you must know that there's a universe of people outside, and you're responsible to it. Miller's work is infused w

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loyalty as good Americans by identifying others that they had seen at the meetings. People who denied being communists were questioned further. People who refused to cooperate with the comm

er uses everyday people rather than royalty. Like classical tragedies, Millers plays have a tragic hero, the character whose lesson the audience is to learn. The tragic hero, by

. Rebecca Nurse (Goodness) has been charged and arrested. place CityElizabeth (at Abbys insistence) has been charged and arrested. Hale asks if the , confesses in open court and is accused of witchcraft as a result of his actions. Hale, the outside expert, denounces what is happening and leaves.

and run off. Parris life has been threatened. Hale is actively working against the court by counseling prisoners to lie and save their lives. Proctor and R

example that demonstrates the style: Major conniving Sheet ordid side of lifethe Works Data of people trying to getreactions to other people.any means. people would get to aPage 2 kill their neighbo The factions in City CitySalem village. The jealousy and petty what they want by The fact that point to orality Play" with chart Proctor as the "Everyman." See the character section for details. See the character John ctor having a "tragic flaw." his affair with Abigail because he wants to preserve his "good name" in the village. Proctor is afraid to confess

Memorable Quotations

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knows that Abby has practiced witchcraft. d whip you to your death. on to the idea that he is looking for the devil in City CitySalem . ba. It shows the lengths people will go to find witches. It also shows the first taint of the confessions. ur CityElizabeth . The house is "cold." She is icy toward him/she hasnt forgiven him for the affair with Abby. ity heart judges you. zabeth to Proctor. She tells him that he is feeling his own guilt. sks Proctor to recite the Ten Commandments he forgets the one about adultery City CityElizabeth reminds him of it. ither with this court or he must be counted against it. There will be no road between. titude about the courts and his role in them. response when asked to give the name of a man he heard say Ruth Putnam was call out names so her father could buy their land. sing Abby in open court and confessing his secret sin. action to Abby when Proctor accuses her. Adds to the tensionpeople are accusing others to save their own lives. action to Hale when he asks the judge to take the time to carefully consider the evidence he is getting. Shows that Danforth is not willing to admit that he .---page 129 zabeth says this to Proctor alone in the jail. She admits that she was not forgetting his sin. zabeth says this when Proctor doesnt know how to judge whether or not to confess to witchcraft to save his life. n Proctor his d to keep is. good name when asked to sign his confession to publish it. pting his "fate" if he keeps his good name. zabeth s final words when they take Proctor out to hang.

ve made your magic now for I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor.---page 144

away from him!

Major Works Data Sheet Name John Proctor Abigail Williams Reverend Parris Role in the story Protagonist/Everyman Temptress/ evil Herald Threshold Guardian Greed He is wants to keep things peaceful so he can keep his job. Threshold Guardian>Ally. Authority He comes from outside Salem and knows about witchcraft. Ally. Goodness. Rebecca Nurse Threshold Guardian>Ally. Truth. Threshold Guardian Revenge Some may say Antagonist but hes really the chief Threshold Guardian. Law Shape Shifter. Fear Servant of Proctors. Hale says in the beginning that Rebecca looks as a good person should Elizabeth cannot lie. She doesnt. She is the wronged wife who comes to realize the love she has for her husband. Judge from Salem who seems to use his power of position to settle old scores. In the Parrish faction Outsider who doesnt know the factions. Law and Order judge no room for negotiation or dissent. With us or against us. The afflicted girl who changes position. Abby turns on her when Mary tries to save the Proctors. Mary does not have the strength to stand up to Abby. Anti-Parris. Wonders about his wifes reading. Shes accused of witchcraft. When accused he stands mute and is pressed to death. Bi-racial servant of Proctors. Teaches girls about her indigenous religion. Conjures. Characters Significance Proctor is to represent all people. Secret Sin Represents Proctors sinful past Hes the cause of the factions. His house was the site of the beginning of the troubles.

Page 3 Adjectives Stubborn, proud Arrogant. Evil. Manipulative Arrogant. Afraid.

John Hale

Because hes the authority, the audience should look to Hale to be the expert. When his mind changes, the audience should follow.

Proud. Doubtful. Angry

Goodness personified. Old Reserved. Private. Proud

Elizabeth Proctor

Hathorne

Bitter. Merciless. Mean Rigid. By the book.

Danforth

Mary Warren

Afraid

Ally/Mentor Curiosity Giles Corey ShapeShifter/Herald Outsider Tituba

Natural. Strong.

Natural. Stranger

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Significance of the opening scene

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en the rules (sinned) in theSetting Tituba. We find that Proctor committed adultery with Abigail. We know that Parris believes only the devil could woods with

Bedroom of the Parris house. 1692 Proctor Houselater that spring anteroom of the Meeting House of Salem Villageabout a week later. Jail of Salem Villagelate summer 1692 Significance of the ending/closing scene

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nding of him his life. City CityElizabeth , although devastated, knows John is a good man and accepts his decision wholehea

Name"a symbol of goodnessself-worth-identity. s bookshis authority. oodsthe unknown, therefore evil. Coreys deathone honest man standing up against a corrupt system.

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Possible Themes

systemic corruption. If people think that "evil" will pass by without affecting them, the evil can destroy them and the society. d redemption by confessing their faults, taking responsibility for their actions, and taking the consequences for what they have done. good people do not stop it.