Crucible resources
Arthur Miller
Study Guide: http://www.mshogue.com/English_11/Crucible/crucible_study.htm
Key Scenes (YouTube)
Fact & Fiction by Margo Burns
Socratic Dialogue Guidelines and Evaluation Crucible_guidelines_and_evaluation.pdf
Crucible Seminar Questions Crucible_seminar_questions.pdf
Analysis worksheet: Proctor and Truth: Notes_and_analysis_of_Crucible-truth_and_lies.pdf
Character list: Crucible_-_characters.pdf
Study guide for the film
1. Analyze one of the characters in The Crucible. Explore the characters conflicts, motivation, significant actions or decisions, and changes or discoveries. What was your response to your character? (Possible characters: Proctor, Elizabeth, Judge Danforth, Abigail, Parris)
2. Mr. Hale is a dynamic character. Use details from each act to trace the changes he undergoes in the course of the play. Based on the transformation he undergoes, is Mr. Hale a truly good man? Why or why not?
3. Using both the dictionary definition and associations of the word crucible, explain why Miller chose The Crucible as the title of the play.
4. Who holds the most blame for the events in Salem? Why?
5. One of the possible themes of The Crucible is it may be better to die with integrity than to compromise your faith, honor, and decency in order to live. Find one or more passage from the play that illustrates this theme. Identify the passage and explain how it expresses the playҒs theme.
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