The Crucible (Penguin Classics)
Based on historical people and real events, Arthur Miller's play uses the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence unleashed by the rumors of witchcraft as a powerful parable about McCarthyism.
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Crucible : A Play in Four Acts
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The Crucible (Penguin Classics)
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Paperback, The Crucible
The textbook, Crucible, by Arthur Miller, available in Paperback. Published by: Penguin Group (USA) Inc.. Edition:... |
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-13-2009
- Tragedy, Power, Hysteria
Arthur Miller's classic play based on the Salem Witch trials of 1692 demonstrates superstition, hysteria, and control. After being discovered dancing in the woods (strictly forbidden) one girl refuses to wake, and suspicions arise....
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-22-2009
- Playing Tituba
When I was up at Cambridge back in the olden days when there were only three women's colleges and men's colleges were single sex, I tried my hand at acting and ended up joining an "indie" production of "The Crucible. By "Indie" I mean...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-06-2009
- ok
the book was ok, its used bud if just need to read it its perfect.
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-25-2008
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Okay, so all sorts of historical details are altered for the sake of character drama, but so what? It does not change the fact that this is one heck of a great play that offers it all: romance, betrayal, psychology, murder, and more, all...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-13-2009
- Tragedy, Power, Hysteria
Arthur Miller's classic play based on the Salem Witch trials of 1692 demonstrates superstition, hysteria, and control. After being discovered dancing in the woods (strictly forbidden) one girl refuses to wake, and suspicions arise....
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-12-2007
- Happy that it is short
Personally, I do not like plays at all, and I still do not; however, I do like the plot and ideas behind the Crucible. I was met with mixed feelings about this book because there are many good and bad things about this piece. The fact...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-11-2006
- The Play and Joe McCarthy have Nothing in Common
Have not read the book or seen the play. However, in reviewing the item in light of the fact that the local High School is putting on the play, I am struck by a common theme many of the other reviewers have touched upon. That being some...
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