by truc huynh professor: heidi kozlowski english 1b july 28, 2011
Truc Huynh
Professor Heidi Kozlowski
English 1B
29 July 2011
The Theories of the Accusing Girls in The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller, which was first performed at Martin Beck Theater on January 22, 1953, is one of the excellent dramas in the 20th century. From the experiences, political and social cognizance and historical fact, Miller have built an immortal drama which reflected the wrong concepts in the supernatural power of devil, criticized the political monopolization of McCarthyism in 1950s. Based on the historical event of Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692, Miller modified and set off each …show more content…
Reading The Crucible, we do discover “the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history” as what he mentioned in the preface of the book. We can say that The Crucible is an impressive drama with the framework from the events of the real people in the tragedy of The Witch Trials 1692.
The Crucible is a four-act drama about the fabulous events happened in the Salem of Massachusetts during 1692 and 1693 when Puritan controlled the lives of villagers. Enjoying with Tituba’s ability of fortune prediction, Abigail William, Betty and many adolescent girls secretly gathered and did the conjuring tricks in the wood. They danced, drank the chicken blood and called their lovers’ names. According to the Puritans in 1692, these actions were accompanied with the witchcraft and could lead these girls to the death sentence. The sudden appearance of Mr. Parris, Betty’s father, on the dancing night created the tragedies of the play. Frightening caused inert and hysteric symptom for Betty, a ten-year-old girl. The