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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.

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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 Crucible is based on the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts in 1692. It started off with a couple of young girls saying they were...

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...

Some of the characteristics, and facts about the religious group that inhabited the Salem, Massachusetts colony are; They believed that...

Below is a timeline of events in the McCarthy era, and what inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible. November 14, 1908 - Joseph...

The Crucible by Arthur Miller was written in 1952, is inspired by the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. The play itself is based in...