The Crucible Background Notes Arthur Miller Date of birth - _______October 17 1915__________ Place of birth - __N !

N !______________ "raduated high school at the height of the "reat De#ression and ____$ent straight to the %orkforce___________ A&erican %orkers figured #ro&inentl' as characters in &an' of Miller(s #la's) After reading a book* he decided to beco&e a ____________%riter_______ __the #la' +all &' sons,_______ ________ established Miller(s literar' re#utation) Miller(s finest #la' %as ______death of a sales&an_______* and it %on the Pulit-er Pri-e) Miller(s ne.t &aster#iece* ____/he !rucible___________________* %as a dra&a about the 0ale& %itchcraft trials of 1192 and had ob3ious #arallels %ith __Mc!arth'is&__________ kno%n as +%itch hunts, to critics) Mc!arth'is& /hroughout the 1945s and 1955s A&erica %as o3er%hel&ed about the threat of ____co&&unis&___________ gro%ing in _______6astern 6uro#e__________________ and !hina)

Peo#le began to #anic* resulting in _______7'steria________________* _________bo&b drills_________* and sus#icion* %hich led to ____accusations___________________)

8n all* __925____________ %riters* actors* directors %ere blacklisted and for se3eral* this &eant _____the end of their careers__________)

8n order to sa3e their o%n careers* se3eral #eo#le re3ealed the na&es of others) Man' %ere forced to sign a ______#ledge_______* or the' %ere _____blacklisted___) /he $isconsin senator _:ose#h Mc!arth'_______ &ade a #ublic accusation that &ore than 255 +__!ard carr'ing________, co&&unists infiltrated the ;0 go3ern&ent and had the _____7ouse ;n A&erican acti3ities co&&itee___________ <7;A!= in3estigate those on the list and ______call the& into trial_________)

_____!o&eidan Mort 0ahl______and __:ournalist 6d%ard >) Murro%____________ %ere of the fe% in the #ress %illing to stand u# against Mc!arth' and the anti-co&&unist &achine) /he' %ere cited as #la'ing an i&#ortant role in Mc!arth'(s e3entual ___re&o3al________________ fro& __#o%er_______________)

Based on Murro%(s closing re&arks* it %as the fault of ___the #eo#le_________) The Crucible is an allegorical res#onse to the >ed 0care !o&&unist hunts in the 1955s* led b' :ose#h Mc!arth')

Miller %rote The Crucible in 1959)

The Crucible %as regarded as a ____social #rotest________ during the 1955s because it %as seen as an attack on the +%itch hunt tactics, of the anti-!o&&unist hearings led b' the $isconsin senator ____:ose#h Mc!arth'_________)

Arthur Miller %as called to testif' before 7;A! in 1951* attending the &eetings looking to _____________________________________________________________________)

$hen he %as brought before the co&&ittee* he _____refused____________ to na&e an' other attendees)

/he &ain #oint of the hearings %as to force the accused to ___confess_____________ and re3eal his ___sources)

;#on confession the accused %ere _____e.onerated______________ of all ____charges__________)

B' _________1954_________* the fer3or died do%n and &an' __________actors_______ and ______%riters_________%ere able to return to %ork)

/hough it %as relati3el' short* these #roceedings re&ain one of the &ost sha&eful &o&ents in &odern ;)0) histor')

The Crucible A crucible is a 3essel in %hich &etals are ____heated to e.tre&el' high te&#oeratures________________* _________&elted do%n______________ and _________#urified_____________) /he #la' sho%s a co&&unit' that _______ignites_____________ and ____burns______________ %ith accusations of

____%itchcraft____________________* &ass h'steria* and __________retribution__________________) 0ale& $itchcraft /rials ? Annotate the article <attached= and co&#lete the 3enn diagra& belo%)

!haracters in The Crucible >e3erend Parris

Bett' Parris

/ituba

Abigail $illia&s

0usanna $alcott

Mrs) Ann Putna&

/ho&as Putna&

Merc' @e%is

Mar' $arren

:ohn Proctor

>ebecca Nurse

"iles !ore'

>e3erend :ohn 7ale

6li-abeth Proctor

Arancis Nurse

6-ekiel !hee3er

Marshal 7errick

:udge 7athorne

De#ut' "o3ernor Danforth

0arah "ood

7o#kins