PPT-McCarthy, Blacklists, HUAC and Arthur Miller (the guy who wrote the Crucible…)

McCarthy Blacklists HUAC and Arthur Miller the guy who wrote the Crucible How can an author use a historical situation to illustrate a current problem Why did Miller write this play in the 1950s hundreds of years after the historical Salem Witch trials. New service by TCI. Dmitry . Belyavsky. , TCI. ENOG 9. Kazan, . Russia, 9-10 . June 2015. Internet is dangerous. SPAM. Phishing. FastFlux. Malware. What else???. Previous project. The 1. st. in Russia . In your notes, please respond to the following questions: . Define hysteria. What are the causes?. What is mob mentality? What are the negative effects?. What makes fear a powerful tool? . “FEAR is an acronym in the English language for ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’.” . The Crucible, . The Salem Witch Trials, and McCarthyism. . What do they all have in common????. Things to Know about Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. Grew up in a working class family; worked as a teenager to earn money to go to college. A witch hunt and a metaphor. In the 1600s, Puritans settled on the East coast of the United States. They brought with them the hope of religious freedom, but instead became embroiled in hysteria over the existence of witches. They had been persecuted in their native England, but they created a theocracy and eventually persecuted others.. & The Crucible. Individualism and Integrity Unit. Arthur Miller: A Life. Born on October 17, 1915. Attended the University of Michigan from . 1934-1938. Graduated with a degree in journalism. Wrote and produced five plays during . (Not to be confused with McCartney.) . This would be Paul . McCartney. . ( Yes, one of the Beatles.) and beloved musical icon. . This is Senator Joseph McCarthy- liar, liar pants on fire and considered by some to be a general all-’round embarrassment to the United States.. How did it begin?. At the end of World War II, two powerful nations came into view – the USA and the USSR (Russia). . Both . countries were distrustful of each other. Mistrust and hostility between the two grew and the US worked to stop the spread of Communism. . . Drama and Allegory. The Rise of Communism. First Red Scare – 1917-1920. Russian Revolution - 1919. People accused/jailed with little or no evidence . 1939 WWII – Russia, ally to USA. Alien Registration Act – 1940 . BACKGROUND NOTES. The play is set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. The play deals with the Salem Witch Trials. The main characters are Puritans. The Crucible. WHO WERE THE PURITANS?. English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England. The Playwright. Arthur Miller is a famous American . playwright. He examines disillusioned characters and the individual conscience vs. the mob in much of his work.. The . Crucible . opened in New York, NY in 1953. Arthur Miller: A Life. Born on October 17, 1915. Attended the University of Michigan from 1934-1938. Graduated with a degree in journalism. Wrote and produced five plays during college career. Married three times . 4 or more . sentences: . At the beginning of class tomorrow, a teacher comes in and hands you a note informing you that you have been found guilty of stealing (something you know you have not done). . Arthur Miller. Some biographical information:. Born in 1915, New York City. Worked his way through college at University of Michigan. Began career as a playwright in 1938, writing plays to be performed on the radio. Elements of a drama. Acts and scenes. There are USUALLY 4 acts in a play. Each act has multiple scenes within it. Dialogue. Conversation among people. In a play there will be no quotation marks. Mostly everything is dialogue so it’ll just have the character’s name and then their line.