The Crucible | Topics for Further Study

  • What is your perception of the girls' allegations in the play? Do they really believe in witchcraft or are they fabricating the events?
  • Is John Proctor a tragic figure? Compare his fate to that of such tragic literary figures as King Oedipus in Sophocles's Oedipus Rex and the title character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
  • Examine the historical facts regarding the Salem Witch Trials and Joseph McCarthy's hearings. In what ways does Miller employ these facts in the...

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