Context and Authorial Purpose (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Year Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible
Year Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible
1953
What McCarthyism refers to
What McCarthyism refers to
Anti-communist witch-hunts in America during Cold War
Year of Salem witch trials
Year of Salem witch trials
1692-1693
What HUAC stands for
What HUAC stands for
House Un-American Activities Committee
Definition of spectral evidence
Definition of spectral evidence
Visions of person's spirit as proof of witchcraft in court
Number hanged in Salem witch trials by August 1692
Number hanged in Salem witch trials by August 1692
19 people
Who Elia Kazan was and what he did in 1952
Who Elia Kazan was and what he did in 1952
Miller's friend, director who testified to HUAC and named names
Miller's formula for mass hysteria
Miller's formula for mass hysteria
Fear + authority + grievances = scapegoating
Number of Broadway performances of The Crucible
Number of Broadway performances of The Crucible
197 performances
What John Proctor represents in the play
What John Proctor represents in the play
Tragic integrity, values name/reputation above life