Basic History
• Arthur Miller was born in New York
• Lost money due to great depression
• Went to University of Michigan
• Began playwriting in 1947
• The Death of a Salesman received Pulitzer Price (1949)
• The Crucible was not as well received because it attacked anti-communist "witch hunts" in congress in the 1950's (1953)
• Witch hunts paralleled McCarthyism
• Miller was investigated for links to Communism
• Found guilty of contempt of Congress, but the sentence was later overturned
• Married Marilyn Monroe

Puritanism
• 1692 – witch hysteria – 20 people executed and 150 jailed
• Between 1 and 9 million people were accused during that century
• Because of hardships, Puritans blamed their misfortunes on the devil
• Highly religious people – Puritan faith stressed the biblical teaching that witches were real and dangerous

Locations
• 17th Century Salem, Massachusetts
• Bedroom of Reverend Parris' home
• Living room of Proctor's home
•......

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