The+Crucible

toc "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"


 * The Crucible** is a 1952 play by the American playwright [|Arthur Miller]. It is a dramatization of the [|Salem witch trials] that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists. Miller himself was questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of "contempt of Congress" for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended. It was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway on January 22, 1953. Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although The New York Times noted "a powerful play [in a] driving performance"). Nonetheless, the production won the 1953 "Best Play" Tony Award. A year later a new production succeeded and the play became a classic. It is a central work in the canon of American drama.

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=Handouts=

=Classwork=
 * [[file:The Crucible Anticipation Activity.doc]]
 * [[file:The Crucible_lecture.pptx]]
 * [[file:Introduction to The Crucible.docx]]
 * [[file:crucible witch hunt background.ppt|Witch Hunt Background]]
 * [[file:Witch%20Torture[1].ppt|Witch Torture]]
 * [[file:The-Crucible character and setting.ppt|Character and Setting]]
 * [|Crucible prezi]
 * [[file:Crucible theme analysis.docx|Crucible Theme Analysis Table]]
 * [[file:sample essay.docx]]

=Video resources=
 * [|The Crucible film trailer]

=Useful websites=

The Crucible

 * Weblinks to assist with research on McCarthyism**
 * [|Wikipedia]
 * [|Arthur Miller - McCarthyism]
 * [|Eductional site on McCartyis]
 * [|McCathy era political cartoons]
 * [|How stuff works]
 * [|US History]
 * [|Biography]
 * [|History.com]
 * [|The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Document]


 * General Information **
 * [|Online text]
 * [|The Crucible on SparkNotes]
 * [|60 second recap videos]
 * [|The Crucible review activities and worksheets]
 * [|Salem Witch Trial Museum]
 * [|Online Jeopardy Game]