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The Crucible By Arthur Miller Essay

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1. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller. 2. The genre of the play is tragedy drama. 3. The play was published in 1952. The play concerns two time periods, one being the 17th century when the witch trials were occurring, the second being Millers life time the 1900’s, specifically during the Red Scare. Miller makes a connection between the witch trials and the Red Scare comparing how people were practically forced to admit to false accusations in order to survive. 4. John Proctor is the main protagonist in the play, he is an ordinary townsmen who got himself into trouble, made mistakes, and confronts Abigail and the other girls about the false accusations they are making. Reverend Hale is another protagonist, he is the expert in witchcraft and later on sees the lies the girls are making. 5. Abigail Williams is the antagonist, she lied extensively well and ruined the lives of many by making false accusations. 6. The play is set in the town Salem, Massachusetts where all of the townspeople are Puritans. Some young girls go into a forest and dance with a slave named Tituba, and get caught. Later on Reverend Parris’ daughter falls asleep and cannot be woken, the townspeople being to think witchcraft. Once she wakes up her and the other girls who were dancing in the forest begin to yell out and accuse people of being witches. This is when the witch trials begin to occur. Abigail is the leader of this conspiracy and orders the girls around, everyday people were accused

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