Problem
Miller provides extensive background information about the community of Salem as well as about its residents in the first act of The Crucible.
• What is the community like?
• What are the inhabitants like?
• How do they interact with one another? What are their beliefs?
• Explain how the atmosphere of Salem and the nature of its residents lend themselves to the situation that develops in Act I.
• How does the information Miller provides add meaning to the reading of the play?