Crucible - hale

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to a period in American history when there was widespread fear of communism. It is set in the sixteen nineties, during the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Salem was governed as a Theocracy, rule by God or a priestly order. In this time many innocent people were tried and hanged for witchcraft. A crucible is a severe trial. In the play the whole community had been thrown into pandemonium, …

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