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The Crucible Summary. The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials of 1692. Reverend Parris finds some girls dancing naked in the forest who claim they were bewitched ...
The scene opens with Reverend Parris praying and weeping next to the bed where his daughter, Betty, remains unmoving. Tituba, Parris's slave, enters, and Parris immediately begins yelling at her ...
The Crucible Analysis. In 1953, when The Crucible was first performed, the United States was deep in the throes of the Red Scare. Senator Joseph McCarthy led a “witch hunt” against alleged ...
Act II, Scene 2 Summary. Last Updated September 5, 2023. John and Elizabeth Proctor are arguing. Elizabeth is still bitter about John's affair with Abigail, and he is angry that she won't forgive ...
Act IV, Scene 1 Summary. Last Updated September 5, 2023. Early morning dawns at the Salem jail on Marshall Herrick, Sarah Good, and Tituba. Herrick is drunk, and Sarah Good and Tituba claim to be ...
Act II, Scene 1 Summary. Last Updated September 5, 2023. Act II opens at John and Elizabeth Proctor's house eight days after the conclusion of Act I. Before Elizabeth enters the room, John tastes ...
Act II, Scene 4 Summary. Last Updated September 5, 2023. Ezekiel Cheever, the new court clerk, arrives at the Proctor home, announcing he has come to arrest Elizabeth Proctor on suspicion of ...
Summary: In Acts 1 and 2 of The Crucible, the town of Salem is gripped by hysteria as accusations of witchcraft surface. Reverend Parris discovers his daughter and niece dancing in the woods ...
A primary inspiration for The Crucible was the search by the U.S. Congress for “communist sympathizers” in the 1950’s, the time when Miller was writing the play. Those hearings were often ...
Act III, Scene 2 Summary. Last Updated September 5, 2023. As they debate the legitimacy of the witch trials, Deputy Governor Danforth informs John Proctor that his imprisoned wife, Elizabeth, has ...