Symbols in The Crucible, by Arthur Miller 3 Articles

by Cicely Richard

"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller is a play written in the early 1950s and set during the time of the Salem Witch Trials during the 1580s. The play centers on events leading up to that historic trial that led to the death of...read more

by Michael Chamberlain

"The Devil is loose in Salem, Mr. Proctor, we must discover where he's hiding." This statement made by Mary Warren in Arthur Miller's, The Crucible is a great definition of the main theme of this play. His play informs t...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

In the late 1600s, the small town of Salem, Massachusetts was shaken by a series of serious illnesses among a group of young girls. The girls experienced seizures and various hallucinations. With no scientific explanatio...read more