The Crucible Socratic Seminar: Period 5 by Lisa Redding https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx Comment on the discussion from the outer circle. You should write at least four comments. en-us 2018-11-01 13:20:14 UTC 2025-12-09 17:01:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png At what point does the Rev. Hale begin doubting the truth of the accusations? Do you believe he should have spoken out sooner, or was he simply doing his job? Use quotes from the text to support your answers. lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299348663 2018-11-01 13:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299348663 At the end of the play what causes Proctor to change his mind and not confess that he has trafficked with the d3vil? Use quotes from the text to support your answers. lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299348874 2018-11-01 13:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299348874 Is there a hero in this play? If so, who? Think about heroic actions taken by minor characters as well as major characters. If you think the play lacks a hero, explain why you think none of the characters’ actions are heroic. lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299349041 2018-11-01 13:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299349041 Identify one message that Arthur Miller is trying to communicate through writing The Crucible. Explain fully what he is attempting to communicate about the human condition, and/or about how humans should or do behave in relationship with one another. lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299350102 2018-11-01 13:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299350102 How do the trials affect the various parts of the community: government, church, and individuals? lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299350468 2018-11-01 13:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299350468 How do the trials empower people who were previously powerless? lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299350720 2018-11-01 13:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299350720 Is Abigail a villain or is she simply a product of a corrupt community? lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351102 2018-11-01 13:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351102 In any unfaithful marriage or relationship, who is to blame – the adulterous party (John), the counterpart or tempter (Abigail), or the distant spouse (Elizabeth)? Can someone be justified or pushed to cheat on their partner? lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351413 2018-11-01 13:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351413 Write persuasively - argue for or against the following statement: "It is nobler to die with integrity than to live with compromised principles that harm others." lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351608 2018-11-01 13:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351608 Despite the lessons learned from the Salem Witch Trials, we have seen the damage of mass hysteria repeated. Why do societies throughout history continue to react irrationally in times of fear or panic? lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351923 2018-11-01 13:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299351923 Can a work of art such as a play/film change the way the world views certain topics? How? Has this play changed any opinion of yours about the way people behave? How? lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299352219 2018-11-01 13:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299352219 What are some similarities/differences between the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy hearings? lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299352453 2018-11-01 13:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299352453 Create an open-ended question of your own to keep the conversation going. lredding1 https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299352747 2018-11-01 13:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lredding1/la6fxp78lrtx/wish/299352747