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AP Language & composition
September 21, 2014
CRR #1- The Crucible I. Author/Introduction
Arthur Miller; an American playwright, born in the early 1900’s, 1915 to be precise. He was born into a very wealthy family. He was not very wealthy for a very long time, after the stock market crash in 1929. He had to do odd job to be able to pay for his college. After college, he career was a little rocky after his first play The Man Who Had All the Luck closed after four performances. After a while, his show All my Son earned him his first award. He wrote over 50 different works ranging from plays, novels, articles. His best play was Death of a Salesman which earned him a lot of fame. Another popular play he wrote was The Crucible. This play was a reflection of the Salem witch trial back in 1692. He was considered a communist because he advocated principles of equality among the classes, and social justice. He was married three times. He was once married to the popular actress Marilyn Monroe. Arthur Miller died in 2005 at the age of 89.

II. Vocabulary
Gibberish- meaningless or unintelligent talk.
Trepidation- trembling or quivering movement.
Subservient- serving or acting in a subordinate capacity.
Shudder- to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement as from horror, fear, or cold.
Calumny- a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something.
Titillated- to excite or arouse agreeably.
Sniveling- to weep or cry with sniffling.
Shrivel- to contract and wrinkle.
Acreage- extent or area in acres.
Quail- a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird.
Abruptly- sudden or unexpected.
Licentious- unrestrained by law or general morality.
Blanched- to whiten by removing color.
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Clods- a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
Ameliorate- to make or become better, more bearable, or