University:
High School
Course:
High School English
Academic year:

2025
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177

Pages:

1
Author:

Advik Mishra

The Crucible by Arthur Miller “Overture” Questions Read the introduction (“Overture”) to the play and answer the following questions. Please respond neatly, on your own paper, and with support from the text. Paragraphs 1-3: Setting How is Reverend Parris portrayed? Reverend Parris is portrayed as a paranoid person because “he believed he was being persecuted wherever he went” (Miller 138). What is the economic situation in Salem? The economic situation in Salem was expanding because they “were shipping out products of slowly increasing quantity and value” (Miller 138). How did the Europeans view the Puritans? The Europeans viewed the Puritans as “a barbaric frontier inhabited by a sect of fanatics” because they held strict beliefs about religion and God (Miller 138). Paragraphs 4-5: Theocracy