A Major Theme of The Crucible According to the Webster's Dictionary, a crucible is "a vessel in which metal is heated to a high temperature and melted for the purposes of casting". It can also be referred to a situation in which a person has to make a decision that can be criti...

The CrucibleWritten by Arthur MillerCharacter SketchIt was with ardent horror that the prehistoric man first witnessed a solar eclipse---the sun swallowed by the predator moon until all light ceased and darkness fell on to the land. We, the more enlightened descendants, have also suffered eclipses....

The 1950's were right at the end of the great depression which was only prevented because of the World War that this nation was pulled into. Therefore many individuals found it difficult to live in that hard time period. Just as the United States citizens began to return to normal from this chaos,...

THE CRUCIBLEIt´s the spring of 1692. The whole village of Salem is is an uproar. The Reverend Samuel Parris´ daughter Betty won´t wake up, and the Putmans´ little Ruth is walking around like a zombie.The night before, Reverend Parris had heard a f...

THE CRUCIBLEIt´s the spring of 1692. The whole village of Salem is is an uproar. The Reverend Samuel Parris´ daughter Betty won´t wake up, and the Putmans´ little Ruth is walking around like a zombie.The night before, Reverend Parris had heard a f...

If Arthur Miller's play The Crucible were only about the witch-hunt for communist sympathizers in government in the early 1950's, it would be a literary anachronism, a historical artifact with little impact on contemporary audiences. This, however, is not the case. The play retains its em...