Taken from History': Reading Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

Arthur Miller: Who Was He and Why Did He Write This Play?

Historical Contexts: The Salem Witch Trials and Mccarthyism

Reading of Act I: Discussion of Framing and Staging of the Text

Reading of Acts I-II: Discussion of Plot, Use of Language, Character Development

Reading of Acts II-III

Reading of Acts III-IV

Reading of Act V

Viewing Examples of Productions Online: How Does the Experience of Hearing and Seeing the Play Compare with Reading It? Can We Still Employ Our Reading Toolkit in the Same Capacity?

Reception of the Play: Upon Publication and Later

Final Thoughts and Summary. Reflection: What Have We Learned?