Miller, Arthur: 1915-2005
The Crucible, 1953 - Information about the Play
- General Information
- The play is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692/93; as well as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Information from StageAgent
- Facts
- Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play.
- Why I Wrote The Crucible: Arthur Miller's answers to politics.
- Explanation to Miller's "Why I wrote the Crucible"
- Character Profiles
- Character Map: on how the characters relate to each other.
- Characters
- Portrait of Samuel Parris
- Glossary
- Title
- Symbols
- Articles
- A Note on the Historical Accuracy of the Play by Arthur Miller, with questions about the article. (download)
- Are You Now Or Were You Ever?: Arthur Miller describes the paranoia that swept America. From The Guardian/The Observer, Saturday, June 17, 2000
- Arthur Miller has said he believes his play The Crucible is as relevant today as it was on its release 50 years ago. "This threat from abroad is a very useful way of holding onto power," Miller said. "We've got it now with Bush and Iraqis." From the BBC; August 26, 2003
- Remembering Arthur Miller: Into "The Crucible" Again by Gary Steven Corseri. February 8 2006
- The Crucible and the Classroom: An Examination of Arthur Miller's Technique of Dealing with the Devil
- Hysteria and Ideology in The Crucible from: Richard Hayes, "Hysteria and Ideology in The Crucible," Commonweal 57 (February 1953), p. 498.
- Play's tale of morality and mass hysteria still relevant today by Retta Blaney, National Catholic Reporter, May 10, 2002
- Critical Companion to Arthur Miller: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work
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Part 2
Arthur Miller talks about the HUAC and The Crucible