The Crucible Background Notes

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Crucible

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Heat-resistant vessel or melting pot

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Religious group in England with strict rules

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The Puritans

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Type of government intertwined with religion

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Theocracy

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NOT typical in Puritan society

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Children's opinions respected

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Cause NOT of Salem Witch Trials

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Alien abduction

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Explanations for Salem Witch Trials

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Desire for land and power, strict religious beliefs, controlled society - TRUE

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Arthur Miller's reason for writing The Crucible

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Parallel between Salem witch hunts and 1950s Communist hunt

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Arthur Miller's The Crucible as an allegory for Communism paranoia

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Correct Answer: an allegory