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The Crucible

Explore the strict and religious Puritan culture of Salem, with a focus on Reverend Parris's unpopular leadership and the community's obsession with suspicion and witchcraft. Discover how accusations served multiple purposes amid an era of uncertainty and the struggle for balance between order and freedom.

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The Crucible

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  1. The Crucible Dramatic Exposition

  2. The Reverend Parris… • was not well-liked. • had a reputation for being easily offended and feeling persecuted. (You know the type.) • didn’t have kids, wasn’t that good with them anyway. • believed, like most Puritans, kids “should be seen and not heard.”

  3. Puritan culture • Strict • Religious • Hard working • No Entertainment (not even books – unless they were religious!) • Potent cider was OK, though  • “Raising the roof”

  4. The “Meeting House” • No sleeping! • No skipping! • OH, they would find out…

  5. Focus on Community • Nosiness – a tradition in Salem • Community – safety from dangers of wilderness Physical Spiritual “the Devil’s last preserve”

  6. Government in Salem • British royalty replaced with Junta (“hoonta”) – assembly or council • Theocracy for the sake of unity and protection • Time of uncertainty • Suspicion that dark forces were involved • Problem: balance between order and freedom

  7. Witchcraft accusation • Served more than one purpose • Way of confessing sins • Neighborly quarrels / rivalries • Greed for land

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