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      • The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693.
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  3. collider.com › the-crucible-real-witch-huntThe Real Witch Hunt Behind 'The Crucible' - Collider

    Oct 15, 2022 · Though heavily romanticized and fictionalized, The Crucible is based on true events, when a small village became the scene of the most famous witch hunt in history.

  4. historyofmassachusetts.org › the-crucible-storyIs The Crucible Based on a True Story? - History of ...

    May 28, 2020 · The Crucible is a play about the Salem Witch Trials written by Arthur Miller. The play debuted on Broadway in January of 1953 and has since become an American classic. Although the play is based on the Salem Witch Trials, it was intended to be an allegory for the Red Scare during the 1940s and 50s.

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    The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized [1] story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693.

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  7. theconversation.com › the-crucible-the-real-witchThe Crucible: the real witch hunt that inspired Arthur Miller ...

    Jun 12, 2023 · As the audience realised that they were being invited to see a parallel between the events of 1692 Salem and the Hollywood witch hunt then being played out in contemporary America, in his words...

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  8. www.britannica.com › topic › The-CrucibleThe Crucible | Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism & Hysteria

    Aug 21, 2024 · Set in 1692 during the Salem witch trials, The Crucible is an examination of contemporary events in American politics during the era of fear and desire for conformity brought on by Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s sensational allegations of communist subversion in high places.

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  9. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersThe witches and judges of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”

    Oct 29, 2021 · To be fair, there are some historical landmarks there, including the village hall where some of the witch trials took place, but the real site of the events in The Crucible is in a town called...

  10. www.cliffsnotes.com › literature › cAbout The Crucible - CliffsNotes

    Inspired by the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s, Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, focuses on the inconsistencies of the Salem witch trials and the extreme behavior that can result from dark desires and hidden agendas. Miller bases the play on the historical account of the Salem witch trials.