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The Crucible - summary
Summary of The Crucible:
In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls goes dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, Reverend Parris. One of the girls, Parris’s daughter Betty, falls into a coma-like state....continue reading...
A video summary of The Crucible. Duration 10 mins
Themes
The themes of Mob Mentatity, Injustice and Reputation are explored by Professor Regina Buccola of Roosevelt University in the video below. Duration 3 mins 27 sec.
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Prep Scholar: Irony, Hysteria, Reputation, Power & Authority
Quotes
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Top 50 Quotes You Need for Your Essay from The Crucible
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How to Analyse ‘The Crucible’ for the HSC English Common Module
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What is The Crucible about?
Context of The Crucible
Key Ideas in The Crucible
How The Crucible links to Text and Human Experiences
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Symbolism in The Crucible
References
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Arnot, B. (n.d.). How to analyse ‘The Crucible’ for the HSC English common module. https://artofsmart.com.au/english/the-crucible-analysis/
Baker, C. (2018). The Crucible after six decades. Critical Insights: The Crucible, xi–xxii.
Chen, L. (n.d.). Top 50 quotes you need for your essay from The Crucible
Course Hero. (n.d.). The Crucible: Character map. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Crucible/character-map/
Course Hero. (2018, June 17). The Crucible by Arthur Miller: Symbols [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/v1mZUT7m4SE
Course Hero. (2018, June 17). The Crucible by Arthur Miller: Themes [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Dlgv-mq2pqc
Course Hero. (n.d.). The Crucible quotes. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Crucible/quotes/
Fifield, L. D. (2018). Critical readings: Christopher Bigsby on Arthur Miller’s Marxism (and its relevance to The Crucible). Critical Insights: The Crucible, 115–128.
Frey, A. (2019, September 12).'The Crucible' quotes.ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-crucible-quotes-4586391
Hovorka, J. (n.d.). Teal Jandrain as Abigail Williams [Photograph]. https://wordfromthewest.com/2018/01/29/review-crucible-openstage-theatre/
Lawrence, J. T. (2018). Critical readings: Anti-communist criticism of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Critical Insights: The Crucible, 168–180.
Literary Devices. (n.d.). The Crucible quotes.https://literarydevices.net/the-crucible-quotes/
[Photograph of The Crucible book cover]. (n.d.).https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-crucible-9780141182551
Q&A SummaryStory. (n.d.). The Crucible quotes. https://saintpatricks-nsw.libapps.com/libguides/admin_c.php?g=935577&p=6764977
Spark Notes. (n.d.). Full book summary. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/summary/
SparkNotes. (n.d.). Motifs. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/motifs/
Spark Notes. (n.d.). Symbols. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/symbols/
Tredell, N. (2018). Critical contexts: The Crucible: Skepticism, knowledge, and tragedy. Critical Insights: The Crucible, 50–63.
Tunc, T. (2013). The healer and the witch: Sexuality and power in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Explicator, 71(4), 266–270.
VideoSparkNotes. (2010, October 13). Video SparkNotes: Arthur Miller's The Crucible summary [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/TLpxwzlEzeE