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 | | The Crucible (Cliffs Notes) by Jennifer L. Scheidt, Denis M. Calandra ISBN-10: 9780764585883 ISBN-10: 0-7645-8588-6 ISBN-13: 9780764585883 ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-8588-3 Paperback 2000-06-05 Cliffs Notes Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description A story of good and evil buffeted by the question of self-identity and morality, this play is considered Miller's most unified and superior play. The play of the witch hunts in Salem in the late 1600s had ramifications in the United States in its parallels to the McCarthy investigations. | ||
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Extremely Helpful These notes really gave me a much clearer understanding of the play itself. There is much detail & explaination provided & it seems that any questions you can come up with are answered. | ||
I disagree with the editing Not enough mention of the confrontation between Darth Vader and Lando Calrissian. | ||
my opinion this is a great piece of art by arthur miller. he catches your attention with the lies and injustices of the 1600's. this is a good book because of it's content. the speech is, as it was in that time. it tells a tale of a little girl who gets caught being "naughty" and blames it on the circumstances of those she doesn't like or has problems with. this book teaches that to lie about something that could have been small makes it much larger and much more complicated to deal with. the girl in this this book is in witchcraft and is caught dancing naked in the woods by her uncle who is the reverend. with her are two other girls, a servant, and a cousin. the town is brought down to a level where every one is accusing every one else for past happeneings. farmowners are accusing neighbors of it so that the land is auctioned off at low prices so that they can increase the quality of their own land. it becomes a big issue when it could have been solved completely with a simple confession. the subject is blown out of proportion and it destryos a lot of lives and families. the truth is finally found after nine-teen people are hanged for the crime of witchcraft. i reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys "a good book". | ||
Ugh How can anyone find this confusing? This is a pretty simple work, and I find it difficult to believe that anyone can be confused as to what it's about. And why would you need Cliff Notes for this? In any event, my problem with this play is that its just too simple: not enough meat and the characters aren't all that interesting. Yes, it shows us how narrow-minded the Puritans were. It's also an allegory for McCarthyism, for those of you who don't know. But do we really need this play to point out what it tells us about human nature? I personally find it overly long and overly dull for what it's trying to convey. | ||
interesting i was required to read this book for an english class, and am glad i did, because it really made one think about how narrow minded the puritans were and how that really brought on the hangings of the so called witches. this is definately a book to read. | ||