The play, 'The Crucible', illustrates how people react to mass hysteria created by a person or group of people, as people did during the Salem witch hunts of 1962.Many innocent life's were taken because someone had started to point fingers at people based on the fact that they didn't like them....

Plot Overview In the town of Tortilla Flat above beautiful Monterey lived a group of men called the paisanos. They were drunkards, thieves, ruffians, and vagabonds, but they were also surprisingly good at heart; requiring little more from life than friendship and a little wine. Among these paisan...

The CrucibleFinally I am now able to write freely without any fear of conviction, I wrote The Crucible, in the context of the historical Salem Witch Trials, which shows many innocent people being accused indiscriminately of crimes and sins they did not commit. Throughout history, society has been bl...

Today, you wouldn't even use the word "caught." You might think these girls were strange, but you'd hardly call the cops on them. But it's 1692, and Salem isn't just an ordinary small town; it's a religious community of the strictest kind. The people and their laws are as harsh as the Massachusetts ...

Arthur Miller, the winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasizes str...