The Crucible

 

Links

Mr. Burnett's Notes Puritanism

Resources/Lesson Plans

Curriculum Units - The Crucible Discover School.com Dr. Gleason's Crucible Web Site Dr. G's Crucible Assignments Phil Coogan AngliaCampus SCORE Teacher's Guide Kimmy Smith The Crucible and McCarthyism Vocabulary Teachervision Cotton Mather: The Wonders of the Invisible World Teacher's Guild

Arthur Miller

Why I Wrote The Crucible - 1996 New Yorker piece in which Arthur Miller discusses his work on the play. The Arthur Miller Society - nonprofit society promoting the study of Arthur Miller and his work.

Themes/Overview/Chapter Analysis and Summaries

ClassicNotes: The Crucible - resource includes summary, character list, author profile, and links. Jen's Crucible Page - provides links to help students with homework that pertains to The Crucible. MonkeyNotes: The Crucible - includes information about the author, play, characters, and other elements, plus act summaries. Novelguide.com An Illustrated Summary to Each Chapter Sparknotes - summaries, plot, characters, includes a quiz

The Salem Witch Trials

Puritans Petition of Accused Witch Mary Easty - resident of the Massachusetts Colony, who in 1692 was falsely accused of withcraft and executed. Benjamin Ray's Witchcraft in Salem Village Famous American Trials - chronology and biographies National Geographic: Salem Interactive Causes of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials - links and background information The Salem Witchcraft Papers The Witchcraft Archives Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Fact & Fiction - Historical Inaccuracies Information About Salem Witch Trials

The Red Scare

Adaptations

Crucible, The - official site for the 2002 revival of the play by Arthur Miller, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. Salem Repossessed - review by Rebecca Tannenbaum, visiting assistant professor of history at Yale University, of the 2002 play The Crucible The Movie Learning Guide to the Movie