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1692 Salem Witch Trials
This is the basis for Arthur Millers screenplay,
The Crucible. Who was executed, why?
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"A Deadly Game"

1. In what year did the Salem Witch Trials take
   place?
2. Who was the first individual executed?
3. How many were executed? Killed?
4. How many were jailed?
5. How did this hysteria begin?
6. How could an accused witch escape execution?
7. Who provided legal representation for the
   accused?
8. How many confessed to witchcraft? What was the
   result of these confessions?
9. Identify irony on p. 21.
10. How was wealth determined in Salem?
11. What do Goody and Goodman mean?
12. Who attended the hangings?
13. Roughly what percentage of Puritans were
    literate?
14. Why wouldnt the Puritans offer help to those in
    need?
15. What was the result of not helping?

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Vocabulary

• Abstract adjective
• Considered apart from concrete
• existence theoretical
• Allegory noun
• The representation of abstract
• ideas or principles by characters.

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Why wasThe Crucible written? The Crucible was
written by Arthur Miller in 1953 as an allegory
for McCarthyism or the so called (second) Red
Scare. Miller felt many personal convictions to
McCarthyism as a result of a multitude of events
that happened in his life. Wanting to point out
to the world the amazing parallel between the
unjust Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the
(second) Red Scare from 1948 to 1956, Miller
wrote The Crucible to make a powerful statement
about the dangers of hysteria and the
dehumanization that can result.
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Did you know?
Miller was married to legendary actress....
Marilyn Monroe
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During McCarthyism, the United States was
terrified of Communism's influence. Like the
witches, communists were seen ingrained within
every aspect of society. Miller was sent to jail
for withholding information from the court,
namely the names of those assumed to be
communists. Many of Millers peers fearing the
wrath of the court provided names of suspected
communists in an attempt to save themselves.
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Miller
Speaks
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Vocabulary
3. Ideology noun A set of doctrines or beliefs
that form the basis of a political, economic,
or other system. 4. Oppenheimer Proper
noun American physicist who directed Los Alamos,
New Mexico, laboratory during the development of
the first atomic bomb. 5. Precedent noun An
act or instance that may be used as an example in
dealing with similar instances.
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"Russians" by Sting
In Europe and America Theres a growing feeling
of hysteria Conditioned to respond to all the
threats In the rhetorical speeches of the
Soviets Mr. Khrushchev said, We will bury
you! I dont subscribe to this point of view It
would be such an ignorant thing to do If the
Russians love their children too
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How can I save my little boy From Oppenheimers
deadly toy There is no monopoly of common
sense On either side of the political fence We
share the same biology Regardless of
ideology Believe me when I say to you I hope the
Russians love their children too
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There is no historical precedent To put the words
in the mouth of the President Theres no such
thing As a winnable war Its a lie we dont
believe anymore Mr. Reagan says, We will protect
you I dont subscribe to this point of
view Believe me when I say to you I hope the
Russians love Their children too
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We share the same biology Regardless of ideology
What might save us me, and you
Is That the Russians love their children too