num_pages: 126
description: The classic parable of communal hysteria Written as an indictment of the McCarthyism that gripped America in the 1950s, this re-creation of the Salem witchcraft trials of the seventeenth century remains sharply contemporary in its precision and savagery. From a foundation of bigotry and ignorance, Miller shows how the emotions of the small Salem community are stirred into madness. As the play reaches its violent climax, the events it describes become a timeless vision of the evils of mindless persecution.--back cover
language: English
title: The Crucible
titlecomplete: The Crucible
characters: Rev. Parris, John Proctor, Deputy Governor Danforth, Mary Warren, Abigail Williams, Rebecca Towne Nurse, Tituba, Giles Corey, Elizabeth Proctor
genres: Fiction, Plays, Historical, Drama, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, High School, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 394846
places: Salem, Massachusetts, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: -536428800000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best American Play
publisher: Penguin Books