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THE CRUCIBLE
BY: CHRIS HANSEN
ARTHUR MILLER- EARLY LIFE
- Born in Harlem, NY. 1915
- Isidore- father- ran successful coat manufacturing business
- Augusta- mother- read novels daily- educator
- The family almost became broke from the stock market crash.
ARTHUR MILLER
- After graduating high school- worked several odd jobs to attend University of Michigan
- Wrote first play while in college called "No Villain"
- Studied history and economics
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- Married several times during lifetime
- 1. Mary Grace Slattery
- 2. Marilyn Monroe
- 3. Ingeborg Morath
- All ended in divorce
- Four children- two from 1st and 3rd wives
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- 60 year writing career
- Compiled 26 plays during that time span.
- Won the school's Avery Hopwood Award for No Villain
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ARTHUR MILLER
REASONING BEHIND THE CRUCIBLE
- Wanted to share his own opinionated views on Communism and the world
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ARTHUR MILLER
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ARTHUR MILLER
ARTHUR MILLER
SALEM Witch Trials
- First arose- spring 1962
- Young girls- possessed by the devil
- Witchcraft- capital crime in Massachusetts Bay Colony
SALEM WITCH TRIALS
- First convicted- Bridget bishop- hanged June 1962
- 150 men; women; and children accused of witchcraft
- Trials lasted until 1693
SALEM WITCH TRIALS
- May Phips released all whom were accused
- January 1697- a day of fasting declared in remembrance of the tragedy of the trials
- The supernatural were believed to be part of everyday life.
SALEM Witch Trials
- Many held vivid memories from the trials
- Gave Arthur Miller inspiration to write The Crucible
- Senator John McCarthy- anti- communist- "witch hunts
SALEM Witch Trials
- In trials- 78% were women
- Young girls- main accusers of witchcraft
SALEM Witch Trials
- William Phips- appointed first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Ointments; poppits; often a sign of guilt
- Physical Traits- blemishes or boils spelled guilt for a person
SALEM Witch Trials
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SALEM WITCH TRIALS
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SALEM Witch Trials
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THE PURITANS
- English Protestants
- Fled England to reform the English church
- Imagined they were reenacting the Exodus
- Believed in leading simple, easy lives
THE PURITANS
- 1630- left England to sail to North America
- Strict Calvinists- followers of John Calvin
- Established Massachusetts bay colony
THE PURITANS
- Bible- central to their worship
- Believed liturgy was still too catholic
THE PURITANS
- If they honored obligations to God- would be blessed
- If not- would be punished
- High literacy rates
- Parents- wanted children to read Bible
- Punishment- hanging; stockade; public whipping
THE PURITANS
- Soul- made of 2 parts
- Immortal, mortal
- The Bible- main source of religion
- Attendance in church- highly encouraged
THE PURITANS
- Believed they were the ones to do as God commanded them
- If not doing God's work- would be punished harshly
THE PURITANS
- Roger Williams- went against Puritanism, founded Rhode Island
- Anne Hutchinson- banished from colony due to religious views
THE PURITANS
- If someone missed church- given a fine
- Puritans- originally name of ridicule by Queen Elizabeth
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THE PURITANS
- Wanted to "purify" the English church
- Hence the name Puritan was given to these group of people.
