Back البوتقة (مسرحية) Arabic Les Bruixes de Salem Catalan Čarodějky ze Salemu Czech The Crucible Welsh Hexenjagd (Drama) German The Crucible English Las brujas de Salem Spanish بوته آزمایش (نمایشنامه) Persian Les Sorcières de Salem French ציד המכשפות HE
The Crucible is a 1950s play about the Salem Witch Trials by Arthur Miller.
Miller wrote this play during the time of McCarthyism in America. Many people were afraid that communism would stop the American way of life. Some people falsely accused their enemies and even their friends of being communists during this time. Miller writes about the ideas of fear and false accusation which affected him during this time.
A "crucible" is a severe test or trial, which is exactly what happens in the play. Miller intended "The Crucible" as an allegory to McCarthyism. The events that took place during the time the play was written were very similar to the Salem witch hunts. This is why Miller named the book "The Crucible" after the Salem Witch Trials.