Cliffsnotes on Miller's "Crucible"
Author(s): Denis Calandra
Explore Arthur Miller's superior play about good and evil, self-identity and morality by looking into CliffsNotes on The Crucible. Boost your insight (and impress your teachers as a result!) by using this study guide to gain understanding about the play's central story, set during the Salem witch hunts in the 1600s. You'll also discover parallels to contemporary witch hunts -- such as the McCarthy investigations of the 1950s -- and the paranoia and fear that accompany them. And that's not all! CliffsNotes on The Crucible provides critical commentaries, a list of characters, and background information about Arthur Miller and his prolific writing career.
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Jennifer L. Scheidt received her M.A. from the University of Texas at San Antonio and now is a full-time instructor at Palo Alto Community college in San Antonio, Texas, where she teaches various writing and literature courses.
Life and Background of the Playwright. Introduction to the Play. Critical Commentaries. Act I, Scene 1. Act I, Scene 2. Act I, Scene 3. Act I, Scene 4. Act I, Scene 5. Act II, Scene 1. Act II, Scene 2. Act II, Scene 3. Act II, Scene 4. Act III, Scene 1. Act III, Scene 2. Act III, Scene 3. Act IV, Scene 1. Act IV, Scene 2. Act IV, Scene 3. Act IV, Scene 4. Character Analyses. Critical Essays. CliffsNotes Review. CliffsNotes Resource Center. Index.
General Fields
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- : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- : Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- : 0.086
- : 21 May 2000
- : 209mm X 134mm X 5mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Denis Calandra
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : English
- : 812.52
- : 80
- : illustrations