PPT-The Crucible

Act II John Proctor sits down to dinner with his wife Elizabeth Mary Warren their servant has gone to the witch trials against Elizabeths order that she remain in the house Fourteen people are now in jail . By Arthur Miller. Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. Early in 1692, a small group of girls in Salem fell ill, falling victim to hallucinations and seizures. . In extremely religious Puritan New England, frightening or surprising occurrences were often attributed to the devil or his cohorts.. By Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller 1915-2005. Father was successful business owner, but lost everything during the great depression.. Depression . had a . profound impact . on the development of his social consciousness. . Types. . Courageous. Materialistic. Calculating. Sensitive. Egotistic. Courageous- . brave: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching. . Examples: . What is a Crucible?. A container that can withstand very high temperatures and is used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes. . A Crucible as a Scientific Tool. The Crucible, . The Salem Witch Trials, and McCarthyism. . What do they all have in common????. Things to Know about Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. Grew up in a working class family; worked as a teenager to earn money to go to college. Crucible:. A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted or fused at very high temperatures.. Used symbolically to suggest a severe trial or test.. Arthur Miller (1915 – 2005). Native New Yorker. reading . arthur. millers play the crucible . our class learned about the witch trials in . salem. . massachusetts. Monday: Parts of Speech. reading- participle. arthur. millers- possessive proper noun. How did it begin?. At the end of World War II, two powerful nations came into view – the USA and the USSR (Russia). . Both . countries were distrustful of each other. Mistrust and hostility between the two grew and the US worked to stop the spread of Communism. . 1. . What does Giles accuse Mr. Putnam of in the beginning of Act III?. 2. . When Danforth gives John Proctor the offer to keep Elizabeth alive for a year, why does John refuse his offer?. 3. . Explain what is ironic about the following statement Danforth makes: “No uncorrupted man may fear this court, Mr. Hale! None!” (215). Who Really Moves the . Ouija . Board?. The devil gives people powers. The devil grants loyalty if those with the “powers” harm others. Historical Context. A "witchcraft craze" rippled through Europe from the 1300s to the end of the 1600s. . Setting. Salem, Massachusetts, 1692.. Point of View. The narrator actually inserts himself into the play several times to describe characters and tell us what we should think about them, such as when he tells us that Judge Hathorne is a bitter man. In addition, each inserted stage direction indicates exactly what a character is thinking or feeling. The narrator is able to jump into any character’s mind at any given moment. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . Arthur Miller. Some biographical information:. Born in 1915, New York City. Worked his way through college at University of Michigan. Began career as a playwright in 1938, writing plays to be performed on the radio. Elements of a drama. Acts and scenes. There are USUALLY 4 acts in a play. Each act has multiple scenes within it. Dialogue. Conversation among people. In a play there will be no quotation marks. Mostly everything is dialogue so it’ll just have the character’s name and then their line.