The Crucible

The Crucible is a play that was written by the author named Arthur Miller. This play is basically a replica of the Salem Witch Trials that was in Massachusetts Bay in 1692-1693. This play is really based on governmental things like communism as an example. The first time this play was ever performed was on January 22, 1953.

People that were in this town to me did not really have a good sense of judgment. Witchcraft was the main reason that people got killed in their towns. If you were accused of practicing witchcraft and you did not confess you were hung even if you were not practicing it. But if you do confess you are let free so this really did not make any kind of sense to me. Either way it goes, you were still killed because people did not like witchcraft at all. The people in their town were all about god and religious things.

The characters in this story all had interesting roles. People would set others up so that they could be killed. Like in act IV of the play, they had a lot of these women acting like they were being possessed by a demon because of one girl. that one girl caused all of that commotion for no reason really she had just ended up running away anyway. She just got people killed for no reason, so it is like alot of these characters are very interesting to me.

The way this play had went connected with each other. Each play had really connected with the Act before, so that you really could understand the whole play. There was always conflict with people so you were always interested in the play. I think this is why the play was so much of a hit. So many people of my age group now get to read things like this is just good, so we can see good writing.

Since this story was really based on a true story it had real setting to it. This story took place in the 17th century so the setting was key. They had to get the right spot and they had to make it look like it was back in those days. The biggest part was good in this play was that the weather played a big part. The weather was basically with all of the moods in the play.

When you try and stay away fro things it is the easiest to get caught up in. That is pretty much what happened in this play if you think about it. Because John had went to keep away from the trials, but what happened? He could not do that so well. HE did not want a part of the trials whether it was good or bad. But as you see he had got the bad of it, no matter how hard he tried to stay away. When Elizabeth was arrested he had no choice but to be in it. This play can be kind of weird at times but it is truly a good play.