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Name: ____________________ Mark: / 16 INTRODUCTION TO ARTHUR MILLER’S THE CRUCIBLE Who is Arthur Miller? Why did he write The Crucible? What is the work about? The answers to these and many other questions surrounding this play we will be studying can be found at the eight learning stations set up around the classroom. Each station has a different focus and the stations may be visited in any order, although you may find that you need to return to some stations. Use the resources available at each station to complete the activities below. Station 1: Characteristics of Drama Use your prior knowledge and browse through the text of The Crucible to respond to the following questions: 1. What is a play or drama? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Name two plays or dramas not written by William Shakespeare. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What are some features of a play or drama that differentiates it from other literary genres? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What are some strategies that makes reading or studying a play easier? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Station 2: Arthur Miller, The Playwright Read the materials provided and answer the following questions: 1. What prestigious writing award did Arthur Miller win? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which famous woman was Arthur Miller married to? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. When did Arthur Miller write The Crucible? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe Arthur Miller’s involvement in politics and activism. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Name: ____________________ Mark: / 16 Station 3: Political Climate and The Crucible 1. Explain how the political climate at the time that Arthur Miller was writing The Crucible influenced the play. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the Un-American Activities Committee (UNAC)? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. In what way did Arthur Miller’s life parallel that of the protagonist of the play, John Proctor? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Station 4: Puritanism 1. Who are the Puritans? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are the core beliefs of Puritans? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Give three adjectives to describe the life of Puritans. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Using what you know about the play (Station 6), speculate upon what role Puritanism had in the events of The Crucible. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Station 5: Salem Witch Trials 1. Why was witchcraft against the law in the seventeenth century? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. In what year did the Salem witch hunt depicted in The Crucible take place? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is “spectral evidence”? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Name: ____________________ Mark: / 16 4. Why did the accused often confess even if they were not guilty of witchcraft? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How many people died as a result of the witch hunt, and how did they die? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What caused the public to change their view on the witch hunt? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What documents or acts brought an end to the witch hunt? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Station 6: Plot Summary In preparation for studying the play, read a few plot summaries. As you read, create a visual, for example, a comic strip, a plot graph, or a mind map to help you organize the characters and understand the action. Name: ____________________ Mark: / 16 Station 7: Advice Column Many of the characters in the play experience dilemmas and are in need of advice or counseling. Imagine you are one of the characters (not necessarily Abigail Williams or John Proctor). Write a letter describing your problem, expressing your feelings, and asking for advice. Then, give your letter to a peer and have them respond to you. Dear ____________________, __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ From _____________________ Dear ____________________, __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ From _____________________ Station 8: Language Read the sheet titled “Language in The Crucible,” then leaf through the pages of the play to respond to the following questions: 1. Find two other examples of archaic diction used in the play. Cite the page number. Do not repeat examples already mentioned in the articles. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Find two other examples of unusual syntax used in the play. Cite the page number. Do not repeat examples already mentioned in the articles. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Find two other examples of similes or metaphors used in the play. Cite the page number. Do not repeat examples already mentioned in the articles. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Look up “crucible” in a dictionary. What does it mean? Based on what you know about the plot of the play (Station 6), speculate on why Miller used it as the title. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________