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Intro Notes – Mr. McGowan English 3
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AUTHOR: Arthur Miller DATE: 1952 GENRE: Drama (Play) Historical Fiction POINT OF VIEW: 3 rd person
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1500’s in England Religious group – felt the English church wasn’t “pure” enough Attacked for their beliefs in England Why did they come to America? Plymouth – 1620 Boston, Salem - 1630
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1. THEOCRACY No Separation of CHURCH and STATE “Theo” = ___________; “-ocracy” = ___________ 2. Belief in “Predestination” 3. Emphasis on HARD WORK and SACRIFICE 4. Forced Religious Practice How is this IRONIC? IRONY: The difference between _____________ and ___________________________.
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1692 Local girls start acting in bizarre ways Screamed, threw chairs, said strange sounds, crawled under furniture Doctors could find no medical reason Superstitious townspeople began to suspect girls were victims of WITCHCRAFT Girls began to accuse townspeople of witchcraft First – just derelicts like homeless and drunks Then, more prominent people (Old grudges) Over 150 people arrested and jailed for suspicion of witchcraft If confessed, were spared. No confession = execution 30 people convicted – 20 died (19 hanged)
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310 Essex Street, Salem, MA Home of Witch Trials Judge Jonathan Corwin
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Mass hysteria, moral panic, mob lynching Prosecution of any and all “enemies” Assumed guilty unless can prove innocence Salem “McCarthyism” 1950’s Post-9/11
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TRAGEDY Greek: Gods decide a hero’s fate English: Great heroes/kings (Shakespeare) American : Ordinary people cause their own downfall Usually because of too much PRIDE
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LIT TERMS, cntd. TRAGIC HERO Main character of a tragedy DYNAMIC character – has both good and bad traits TRAGIC FLAW Character’s greatest strength is also greatest weakness STAGE DIRECTIONS Not spoken dialogue, but tells actors what to do or how to say lines
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EXPOSITION RISING ACTION CLIMAX FALLING ACTION RESOLUTION Sets the scene, characters, conflict(s) Tension rises in story High point in the story Tension lessens Conflicts resolves
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Salem Town Hall Salem = “Witch City” House of the Seven Gables Pioneer Village
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JOHN PROCTOR ABIGAIL WILLIAMS ELIZABETH PROCTOR REVEREND PARRIS THOMAS PUTNAM GILES COREY REVEREND HALE Ann Putnam Mary Warren Tituba Rebecca Nurse Other girls Townspeople Ezekiel Cheever Judge Danforth
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Salem Witch Museum Custom House
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Pickering Wharf Salem Marketplace
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