Brief Summary Of The Crucible By Arthur Miller

The play begins with rumors that the town has become plagued by witches, and this rumor generates a fear that spreads faster than a wildfire. During the play a group of teenage girls from Salem, Massachusetts’s are discovered dancing naked in the woods by the town minister. The girls knew of the punishment that they could face for their behavior in the woods would be severe, so they decided to persuade the people of the community that they were possessed by the spirits of members of the community, who are trying to initiate them into witchcraft. Dealing with any form of witchcraft can lead to one being hanged, a court is set up into determining the guilt or innocence of those accused.