THE CRUCIBLE

ARTHUR MILLER

• Born October ,17, 1915 in newyork city
• Attended public school in Harlem
• His is father owned a struggling business which made them move to Brooklyn .
• 1953 The Crucible premiers and receives the Antoinette Perry Award, and the Donaldson Award.
• Married Marylyn Monroe
• 1959 Receives the Gold Medal for Drama from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
• 1965 Elected president of International P.E.N., the international literary organization, and went to Yugoslavian conference. Ulu Grosbard's Off-Broadway
• 1999 Death of a Salesman revived on Broadway for the play's 50th anniversary, and wins Tony for Best Revival of a Play.
• 2005 Miller dies of heart failure in his Connecticut home on 10th February. Memorial Services held in Roxbury and NY.

SALEM

• SALEM WAS A COLONY IN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE LATE 1600'S.
• The witch trials begin from February 1692 to May 1693.
• Execution of twenty people all hung
• http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials>

ARTHUR'S TECHNIQUES

• Symbolism ex. Doll or poppet
• Metaphors ex. ""The road past my house is a pilgrimage to Salem""
• Dramatic irony ex. Abigail seems to be pure and screams innocence when she has an affair with a married man.
• Allegory (Because it represents the McCarthy era in the 1950's where many people were accused of supporting communism Which was similar to the witch hunt in Salem and its accusation)
• Reference made toward the bible

LITARY DEVICES

• Simile ex. "" I came like a bcridegroom...into Salem""
• Hyperbole ex. "" I should hand ten thousand that dared to rise against the law""
• Imagery ex. "" sweated like a stallion""
• Personification ex. ""Heaven and Hell grapple on our backs""

QUOTES

• ""God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore's vengeance, and you must see it"" - John Proctor
• ""I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you"" - Abigail Williams
• ""It is my name"" - John proctor

Themes

• hysterical : the people of the town became hysterical after the rumor of witch craft.
• reputation : reputation of a person of the town were out to others. Privacy was not allowed in the town.“I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

JOHN PROCTOR

• Tragic hero
• Strong minded
• Blunt
• Honest
• Courageous

ABIGAIL WILLIAM

• Insane
• Jealous
• Devious/devilish
• Wicked
• Lustful

MARY WARREN

• Insecure
• Fearful ""She'll kill me for it Abby'll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!""
• Naive
• Untrust worthy

REVEREND HALE

• Smart
• Naive
• Prideful
• Empathetic
• Coward

likes

• dramatic irony
• historical evidence
• reference toward the bible
• context

dislikes

• Abigail williams
• death
• heartache
• Ending

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