Gossip is everywhere. Unfortunately, gossips and the rumors they create aren't always easily brushed off. Think about a time when someone spread a rumor about you or accused you of something you know you didn't do. How did you clear your name? Do people still believe the rumor or gossip that others told about you?
We are starting The Crucible a play written by Arthur Miller who was all to familiar with being accused of being something that he wasn't. I will be introducing information about Miller and The Crucible in class this week. Click on the The Crucible link above to review the power point I will share in class. Remember while the play is based on actual historical events it is also a parable of McCarthyism of the 1950s. It is also important to note that Miller does take certain liberties with the truth. John Proctor is actually sixty years old and Abigail Williams is only eleven. They were never lovers in real life. Puritans aren't like that! It seems that Miller uses the idea that Abigail is a jilted lover as a reasonable explanation of her accusing others in the village of being involved with the devil and witchcraft.
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