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This website is dedicated to The Crucible by Arthur Miller, as well as background history to do with the play and the time period. We will discuss the content within the play, the McCarthy era, McCarthy trials, and a comparison of the dialogue of The Crucible play, and the McCarthy trial.

Uncanny Resemblance

In the Salem Witch Trials and the Mccarthy hearings, both the accusers were famous people, Abigail was the niece of Parris, a revered man...

Quotes to Help

Below is a selection of quotes from The Crucible which relate to all of the topics that we have discussed. “Parris: Thomas, Thomas, I...

The Salem Witch Trials Simulator

Below is a link to a game created by Discovery Education which gives insight into what living through the Salem Witch Trials was like. In...