Crucible Introduction_Diehl

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If you were accused of committing a crime you did not commit, what would you do?

• Run away

• Fight back

• Accept the consequences so the situation ends

• Blame someone else so you do not get in trouble

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What is a crucible?

• A witch trial

• A sermon

• A severe test or challenge

• A paralyzing fear

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What is a crucible?

• A heavy cross or burden to bear

• A struggle scenario the result of which is you becoming a different person

What IS a crucible?

• A situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new

• Ex... You go through a bad breakup, you suffer, and it makes you a new person (sometimes more caring, sometimes less caring, but you're different)

• Ex... You melt down two necklaces in a big pot and then forge them together making one new necklace

The Crucible Background

Pre-reading Information for Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible"

Multiple Choice

McCarthyism is also known as

• The Blue Scare

• The Red Scare

• The Witch Scare

• The Red Death

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McCarthyism targeted which groups?

• Farmers, business people, and White House employees

• The rich, immigrants, and teachers

• Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees

• College students, professors, and homosexuals

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What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.

• Japanese spies.

• Bombing China.

• Increased fear of communism.

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Who wrote The Crucible?

• Arthur Miller

• Arthur Moore

• Andrew Miller

• Andrew Moore

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Who was Arthur Miller?

• Scientist

• Playwright

• Football player

• Engineer

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Why was the author of The Crucible arrested?

• He confessed to attending parties thrown by known Communists and refused to accused any of his friends.

• He plagiarized most of this play and others.

• He produced The Crucible on Broadway against the express directions of the House Un-American Affairs committee.

• He attempted to overthrow the United States government in hopes of installing a new Communist government.

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Why did Arthur Miller write the Crucible?

• Someone told him to

• Inspired by his parents

• A teacher told him to write it

• He was inspired to write a drama reflecting mass cultural and political hysteria

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Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible". What OTHER famous play did he write?

• Annie

• Romeo and Juliet

• Death of a Salesman

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What is a theocracy?

• A government strongly controlled by religious leaders.

• One person is given absolute power.

• A government of elected, rather than appointed, officials.

• A government in which all people are equal; there are no leaders.

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According to the Puritans, good things were associated with the work of the Lord and bad things were associated with the work of the Devil.

• True

• False

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How did those accused of witchcraft in the 1690s and those accused of practicing Communism in the 1950s avoid punishment?

• They proved their innocence.

• They confessed and accused others.

• They confessed and then made a pledge to support the American government.

• They didn't. All accused were found guilty and were punished.

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Dialogue

• the time and place

• main character

• conversation between characters

• foreshadow

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A situation in which the reader knows more than one or more characters know.

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• consequential irony

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setting

• reason for writing

• literal meaning of the word

• the tone

• time and place of the story

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A situation in which the outcome is the opposite of what one would expect.

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• sarcasm

• dramatic irony

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A statement in which the speaker means something different from what he or she is saying.

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• comedy

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Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• Elizabeth lies for her husband who has already made a confession.

• John forgets the commandment about adultery after having committed adultery

• John accuses the court officials of doing the devil's work

• Abigail says she is doing God's work by falsely accusing people of demonic possession.

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irony

• feeling of the word

• tone

• having the opposite meaning of what is said or thought (sarcasm)

• educated guess

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Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

• Elizabeth lies in court to protect her husband, not realizing he has already confessed.

• John says that no harm can come to him by telling the truth

• Abigail started the whole drama to get John for herself, but it results in his downfall.

• John tells the court that his wife never lies right before she lies in court.

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Which of the following is situational irony?

• Elizabeth lies in court to protect her husband, not realizing he has already confessed.

• John says that no harm can come to him by telling the truth.

• Abigail started the drama to get John for herself, but it results in his downfall.

• Elizabeth lies to the court right after John says she is a woman who never lies.

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drawing conclusion

• traits of a character

• making observations or inferences

• finding differences

• finding similarities

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Which is an example of verbal irony?

• John says he sees the devil, referring to the court officials

• Danforth believes he has seen evidence of demonic posession in his court, but the reader knows it is all lies.

• Elizabeth lies to protect John because she does not know that he has already confessed.

• Abigail wants John to love her

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"I tell you straight, Mister--I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen people choked before my eyes by spirits; I have seen them stuck by pins and slashed by daggers. I have until this moment not the slightest reason to suspect that the children may be deceiving you."

In this case, the reader knows that Abigail has been lying the whole time, convincing others like Danforth to believe her. He does not know she has been lying.

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

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inferring

• making an educated guess

• tone

• instructions in the script of a play

• flawed concept

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Giles Corey, a talkative character, is pressed to death and charged with contempt of court.

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

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The Crucible is an ALLEGORY - a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. This story about the hysteria surrounding the Salem Witch Trials can also be interpreted as a story about which 20th century movement?

• Communism

• Consumerism

• Modernism

• McCarthyism

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when questioned about a poppet that could have been hidden, John Proctor responds, "There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it."

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

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summarize

• reason for writing

• make a close observations/ evaluation

• foreshadow

• brief statement of the main ideas within a text

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Danforth says, "I judge nothing" in response to the evidence that Proctor plows on Sunday.

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

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characterization

• physical and emotional traits of a character

• having the opposite meaning of what is said or done

• educated guess

• flawed concept

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The author's purpose is what?

• time and place of a story

• literal meaning of a word

• the author's reason for writing

• tension/ problem

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atmosphere

• the mood and tone surrounding a story

• length of a line

• timing of line length

• find the differences

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connotation

• traits of a character

• feeling/emotion behind the meaning of a word

• the time and place of a story

• conversation between characters

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predict

• foreshadow

• an observation/ evaluation

• flawed concept

• make an educated guess

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A story that begins En Medias Res starts

• by revealing the climax of the story first.

• at the point of highest intensity.

• in the middle of the story, when something significant has already happened.

• at the end.

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analysis

• foreshadow

• instructions for what to do on stage in a play

• conversation between characters

• an observation/ evaluation

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conflict

• struggle or problem

• main idea and important details

• traits of a character

• literal meaning of a word

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How are plays organized?

• into chapters

• they're not- it's one unbroken story

• into Acts and Scenes

• into mini chapters

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logical fallacies

• the voice in which the text is written

• length of a line

• flawed concepts

• foreshadow

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line length

• length of the line

• timing of the line length

• educated guess

• the tone and mood

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stage directions

• traits of a character

• tone and mood

• making observations and inferences from a text

• instructions for the actors during a drama

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pacing (in drama)

• length of a line

• timing of the line length in a play

• to find the differences

• main idea and important details

Poll

When reading a play out loud, should you also read the stage directions?

• Yes

• No

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A character fighting against another character is an example of which type of conflict?

• man vs. supernatural

• man vs. self

• man vs. nature

• man vs. man