The Crucible

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  Miller's beautifully rendered allegory of rumor, ruin and integrity rightfully deserves its place among great dramas. Heart-wrenching and intense, The Crucible has quickly attained the status of a classic.

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  guaddess said on Aug 3, 2007 | Add your feedback

• The script for <The Crucible>, which was the 2nd play I watched with Tommy, Jeu and Eddie, if I remember it right.

  I still quite like the plays of Arthur Miller, for they are closer to 'reality' rather than merely a story. In fact this play bares some historical background.

  In a chris ... (continue)

  The script for <The Crucible>, which was the 2nd play I watched with Tommy, Jeu and Eddie, if I remember it right.

  I still quite like the plays of Arthur Miller, for they are closer to 'reality' rather than merely a story. In fact this play bares some historical background.

  In a christian country, the breakout of witchcraft lead to a choice between faith or life for the townpeople. It is also a question of who has the authority to judge the others.

  "Is the accuser always holly?"

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  Candy said on Jan 19, 2012 | Add your feedback

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  Based on historical people and real events, Arthur Miller's play uses the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence unleashed by the rumors of witchcraft as a powerful parable about McCarthyism.

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  meganzing said on Aug 1, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  This was another classic that I was not required to read, so I picked it up on my own.

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  Batona said on Apr 1, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 176 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0142437336
• ISBN-13: 9780142437339
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Pub date: Mar 25, 2003
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound, Others and eBook

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