num_pages: 127
description: Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 – 'one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history' – and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations.
language: English
title: The Crucible
titlecomplete: The Crucible
characters: John Proctor, Rebecca Towne Nurse, Giles Corey, Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, Rev. Parris, Deputy Governor Danforth, Elizabeth Proctor, Tituba
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, High School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School
ratings_count: 394741
places: Massachusetts, Salem, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: -536428800000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best American Play
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd