PPT-The Crucible The Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism and Arthur Miller

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 . In your notes, please respond to the following questions: . Define hysteria. What are the causes?. What is mob mentality? What are the negative effects?. What makes fear a powerful tool? . “FEAR is an acronym in the English language for ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’.” . 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. . Do Now. With your small groups, answer the questions:. When you think of witches, what comes to mind?. 2) What were the Salem Witch Trials? (Summarize). The Salem Witch Trials. 1692. Which Witch is Which?. The time period from 1946 to 1955, during which Senator Joseph McCarthy led a movement to find and prosecute suspected communists. Also known as the . Red Scare . time period. McCarthyism. came to mean false charges of disloyalty.. -Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. The Crucible . by Arthur Miller. Grew up during the Great Depression. Wrote screenplays for Hollywood. 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. The Historical Background. Puritanism. Salem Witch Trials. Puritanism. Believed in a strong connection between church and state (theocracy). Believed in a Covenant with God and with each other to follow moral codes in pursuit of eternal life. M. ass . H. ysteria. . and the . [organized] . D. eaths. of many . innocent people. Brief Background. . . In 1688 John Putnam, an influential elder of the Salem Village invited Samuel Parris, a successful planter and merchant in Barbados to preach in church. Samuel Parris later accepted a job as a village minister and reverend, and started to live in Salem. With him he brought his family, and an Indian Slave. . Individualism and Integrity Unit. Arthur Miller: A Life. Born on October 17, 1915. Attended the University of Michigan from . 1934-1938. Graduated with a degree in journalism. Wrote and produced five plays during . st. American Literature. Vocab Unit 1. Practice Capitalization and Punctuation. This will be graded. Lesson plan standards and sample. Annotating, makeup work, bathroom rules. Not an option. This is an expectation, as is complete sentences. I will grade annotations if I must. . H. eppard. What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Witches were believed to be agents of Satan on Earth.. Anyone could be a witch.. Witches can force others to do their will.. The crucible. Prior knowledge. What do you know about the . Salem Witch Trials . and . McCarthyism. ?. How do the two concepts connect?. What do . you. think?. Predictions about the play?. What do you want to know?. McCarthy, Blacklists, HUAC and Arthur Miller (the guy who wrote the Crucible…) How can an author use a historical situation to illustrate a current problem? Why did Miller write this play in the 1950’s, hundreds of years after the historical Salem Witch trials? 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.