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1.) Why would one individual or a whole group's fanatical accusations have the ability to completely outweigh the honest truth and logic of the rest of society?
2.) What elements were created within the community to allow Abigail and the other girls to gain power?

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How would the play be different if it was written as a book?
What would the play be like without Procter?

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How do the role of people's grudges against each other influence the play?

how do you think the play would be different if it was set in the present?

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How does the power distribution let everything get out of control?

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Do you think that if abagail was not the "leader" the play would have a different outcome?

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How did the witch trials give power to those who were powerless
2) how did the grudges of the town people affect the trials

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What was the purpose of the fighting scene with izabeth and proctor

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What parallels from the crucible can you make in the real world? -Brandon

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why is abigail so obsessed with john proctor? what makes her not able to move on??

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In the end of the story, Miller writes, "The drums rattle like bones in the morning air". Why did he do this? What was he trying to achieve?

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What other time period

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What other time period/situation could miller use to portray communism?

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How and why do you think abigail came up with the plan to accuse people of witchcraft.

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1. Why do you think that Miller used the fanaticism of the girls to create the terror of the book rather than the literal Gallows and rope?

2. Do you think that Mary Warren accused John Proctor of being possessed to get back at Abigail for almost accusing Mary Warren of Witchcraft? What would this accomplish?

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What schemes do some use as a plot and falsly accusing others to gain power?

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How does Tituba know she will be accused? What significance does this have?

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Do you feel John Proctor's actions at the end of the play were noble?

Would you be willing to sacrifice yourself for the purpose of saving your family?

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Do you think if the play was written in the perspective of a woman have an impact on how the story was portrayed?

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Do women having done the crime have anything to do with the punishments and perspective of the punisher a?

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Why do you think Abigail was considered the "leader"?

In what ways were powerless people given power?

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Why would the girls have been practicing witch craft in the first place

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Would the town have been as scared and hysterical as they were if Hale hadn't been called?

If the witch trials we're to suddenly end, would the town's people still have been as hysterical as they were?

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What provoked Elizabeth Proctor to lie in the trial when usually she tells the truth?

Do you think if reverend hale had not entered the story, would it have taken a different turn and would it have escalated so prominently?

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What is hysterical about hunting witches and does the author use this to further his point into the hilarity of this entire situation?

How does the author create a mystery that has us on the edge of our seats the entire time out of something that has already happened, what does he do differently then others that have tried to do the same?

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How is the idea that power corrupts also relate to the red scare?

Would the same outcome have occurred if Abigail was not a main character? Were the witch trials due to Abigail's
actions?

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Had Reverend Hale been unable to come to Salem, how would the witch trials of been different?

Why did the girls choose not to come clean to the people of Salem about what they were doing in the woods, right after the even occurred?

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What's the figurative meaning behind the title, "The Crucible"?

How is communism represented in The Crucible?

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Would you denounce your faith to save your life?

Why does John originally confess? Why does he change his mind?

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1)How does the role of women in this time period affect the role they played in the trials
2) How does the relationship with the Church affect the trials

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Do you feel that actions should have been taken to prove or disprove the accusations of the young girls?

If you were John proctor would you have confessed to save your life or died w/ your reputation?

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1. Why do you think that the girls followed Abigail so blindly and continued to lie for her even though they knew it was wrong?

2. How do you think the last scene would've gone if Elizabeth told the truth about what happened with John and Abigail? What would it have changed?

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where is mccarthyism/communism represented in the book?

how would this novel be different if the main character was me parris instead of john proctor?

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Because the Crucible was written to hint at communism, does this effect the way Miller writes the play?

Like in "Demons Within and Without", it suggests Miller's different POV that the girls could have faked it, does this make the play more interesting knowing it could have all been fake that all those people were killed?

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1. How would the play be different if the main character was a girl and not John Procter?
2. How did the author include principles of communism within the play?

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The Crucible is a developed allegory to the Red Scare, which was based on historical events. However, John and Abigail's affair was not a historical event. Why do you think the author included this dramatic experience in the midst of developing a historical allegory ?

A crucible is defined as a place or occasion of severe test and chaos. What specific test do you think the play is named after ? And how do you think it affected basic literary devices (plot, characters, setting) in regards to the continuing development ?

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During the trial, why was the scene with John Proctor and Elizabeth Protor made to be so dramatic? Was this a form of dramatic irony? What was the purpose of this scene?

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In the article "Demons within and without", it states that the play has mainly masculine origin. How can this be connected to the Salem Witch Trials?

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Why might John Proctor want to preserve his name after he confessed?

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How and what examples did Arthur Miller incorporate the symbolism of The Communism Party in Europe and portraying through the Witch Craft Trials??

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What are some examples of dramatic irony throughout the novel??

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What characteristics do you think Abagial has that influences the girls in Salem to follow her in her chaotic actions??

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How do you think habeas corpus would have affected/changed the

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How do you think habeas corpus would have affected/changed the Salem Witch Trials

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How do you think habeas corpus would have affected or even