Crucible Log Questions

Pd1 -Caught dancing naked. (Dancing is WRONG!) -People were very obedient. -Kids are limited to what they can do. -Why wouldn’t people just leave if they didn’t like the society? (Where would they go?) -Reminds me of the Giver – strict society -Were a lot of towns like this back then? -Why Salem? Why not another town? -Why not treat kids RIGHT? Maybe it wouldn’t have happened? -Is Betty really sick? So bizarre… -Can we trust the records left to us? How much of what Arthur Miller wrote is true? -Why say Betty was FLYING over someone’s barn?

Pd2 -Why did Miller change the ages of Abigail and Proctor? -How do the characters feel about Rev. Parris? (How does Miller let us know it?) -Why is Abigail an orphan? -Why is Mrs. Putnam haunted by her dreams? -Does Abigail hate Tituba bc of her past? -Why is Abigail good at lying? Why would Miller say that Abigail is good at lying? -Why is the play titled The Crucible? (Why did Miller title it The Crucible?) -Why would someone say they saw Betty flying?

Pd3 Why does Arthur Miller break up the action with large paragraphs of character description? How does Salem’s govt play into the story? What’s Arthur Miller’s opinion? Why does Parris have so many enemies? How did Parris get to see his daughter and niece dance in the woods? Why does Parris call Abigail a liar? Why does Miller SAY that Abigail dissembles? Was Parris wife a witch? Why did Miller change the ages of characters? Does most of the town believe in witchcraft? WHY? Will Ann Putnam be labeled a witch? How could someone tell if someone was witched? Why would someone say they saw Betty flying over a barn?

Act I Log Questions Can we trust the records left to us? How much of what Arthur Miller wrote is true? He didn’t have records of every household conversation… Why not treat kids RIGHT? Maybe it wouldn’t have happened? -Why did Miller change the ages of Abigail and Proctor? -How do the characters feel about Rev. Parris? (How does Miller let us know it? Does he want us to have certain opinions? -Why is Abigail good at lying? Why would Miller say that Abigail is good at lying? Why is the play titled The Crucible? (Why did Miller title it The Crucible?) Why does Arthur Miller break up the action with large paragraphs of character description? What would be the point of that? How does Salem’s govt play into the story? What’s Arthur Miller’s opinion? What does Miller want the audience to know or think of Salem? Why? -