num_pages: 95
description: 10M, 10WThis exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping, historical play and a timely parable of contemporary society.THE CRUCIBLE focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit her lie, and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, in stead of saving his wife, suddenly finds himself accused of witchcraft, and ultimately condemned with a host of others.(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: 394717
places: Salem, Massachusetts, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: -536428800000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best American Play
publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.