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Why I Wrote the Crucible, by Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller's reflections on why he wrote the play The Crucible while working on the film adaptation (1996). He discusses McCarthyism as well as the process of writing and staging the play.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: The Crucible
In this lesson students will study Arthur Miller's The Crucible including the langugage used, the issues involved, the background information, reading the text, and planning and delivering (both live and in video) scenes from the play in...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller (1952)
Discusses both the play and the movie, "The Crucible." Includes information about why the play was written.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "The Crucible" [Pdf]
Find background information, classroom activity suggestions, act-by-act study questions, and project ideas in this 6-page .pdf guide.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Crucible
This is a wordlist (order of appearance by Acts) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for The Crucible.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: The Crucible Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles
This page offers a The Crucible wordlist and vocabulary puzzles.
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Miller, Arthur, 1915 2005
Rich and varied resources dealing with the author's life, his politics and his work. Video, still images, audio files and essays by him and about him are all available.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Crucible
Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials. This fascinating site analyses the themes and characters in play.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Salem Witch Trials
This interactive "Salem Witchcraft Hysteria" is based on the historical facts of the Salem witch trials. Enter if you dare, can you survive the Salem Witch Trials?
Department of Defense
Do Dea: In the Beginning
This expansive self-guided unit hits on many objectives such as analyzing literature for author's purpose, figuring out the main idea/theme, understanding historical criticism, comparing and contrasting works from major historical...
Other
Arthur Miller's "The Crucible:" Fact & Fiction
This personal website provides an essay by Margo Burns, whose interest lies in 17th Century New England (particularly the Salem Witch Trials). The essay focuses on separating the facts from the fictional depiction of Miller's...
University of Pennsylvania
Univ. Of Penn: Hysteria and Ideology in "The Crucible"
This website, which is provided for by the University of Pennsylvania, reproduces an article by Richard Hayes from "Commonweal" in 1953. A good opportunity to see a review of "The Crucible" from the time the play originally appeared.