The Crucible [antikvár]

PREFACE In this edition of The Crucible, you will find notes, questions and activities to help in studying the play in class, particulady at GCSE level. The introduction provides background information on the author, the historical basis to the play, the circumstances and impact of its first production and plays by other authors on the same theme. The activities at the end of the book range from straightforward Keeping Track questions which can be tackled at the end of each act to focus close attention on what is happening in the play, through more detailed work on characters and themes in Explorations, to more advanced discussion questions under Criticism. There is also a bibliography with details both of Arthur Miller's work and some recent works of criticism and biography. Right at the end of the book is a glossary, arranged by acts, for easy reference. If you are already using the Hereford edition of The Crucible, you will find that the page numbering in the actual playscript is the same, allowing the two editions to be easily used side by side.