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The play is a fictionalised version of the events leading up to the Salem witch trials.

The Crucible

The Crucible by American playwright and essayist Arthur Miller is a fictionalised version of the events leading up to the Salem witch trials in 1692.

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Arthur Miller talks about beliefs behind a society who goes on a witch hunt, in modern times and times past.

Source: YouTube, 2012, ingecenter, Duration 7:32, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umryHVzZRzY

Quick and easy The Crucible synopsis, analysis, and discussion of major characters and themes in the novel.

Source: YouTube, 2010, VideoSparkNotes, Duration 9:59, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLpxwzlEzeE&feature=youtu.be

The Crucible is set in Massachusetts in 1692. In the small Puritan town, where one's life is dedicated to the service of God, several teenage girls are discovered in the woods and are accused of engaging in "the Devil's" work. As time goes by the village becomes consumed by cries of witchcraft. Stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder.

Source: ClickView, 1996, ABC, Rated M, Duration 1:58:16, URL: https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/videos/56207/the-crucible

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