The Crucible

The Crucible is a play written by which playwright?

The Crucible is set in the small town of...

In your own words, give a brief overview of the plot of the play. Include as much detail as possible!

What character do you play in The Crucible?

Who can your character trust and why?

Select all of the statements you feel apply to the character you are portraying. There may be conflicting answers which apply to different parts of the story.

Take a note of your selected answers as you will need them for the next question.

• Selfish and manipulative.

• Naive and vulnerable.

• Paranoid and hysterical.

• Strong and honest.

• Powerful and respected.

Using the answers you selected for the previous question, write down why you selected these for your character.

Give as much detail as possible and try to refer to different points in the plot to support your answer.

From the themes below, select which ones you feel apply most to the character you are portraying.

• Goodness

• Reputation

• Judgement

• Consequences

• Social Status (class)

If you could go back and give your character some advice, what would it be?

Can you give an example of modern day hysteria that took hold of a group of people?