The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts
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Penguin Publishing Group 2003
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IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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Description
A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community
The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.
First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can.
"A drama of emotional power and impact" —New York Post
The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.
First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can.
"A drama of emotional power and impact" —New York Post
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Street Date:
3/25/2003
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781101042465
ASIN:
B0023ZLLBM
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.9, 5 Points
Level 4.9, 5 Points
Lexile code:
NP: Non-Prose
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Arthur Miller. (2003). The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Arthur Miller. 2003. The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Arthur Miller, The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts. Penguin Publishing Group, 2003.
MLA Citation (style guide)Arthur Miller. The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts. Penguin Publishing Group, 2003.
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