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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 812.52 EAN: 9780142437339 ISBN: 0142437336 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: March 25, 2003 Publisher: Penguin Classics Release Date: March 25, 2003 Studio: Penguin Classics Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Introduction by Christopher Bigsby Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.comThe Crucible by Arthur Miller is a great book to read with a mother-daughter book club. It provides an outlet to talk about issues the girls are covering in school, and to find out about how their perspectives differ from those of their moms. The issues of witchcraft and socially sanctioned violence against a targeted group seem eerily relevant to some of the things going on in our world today. This book challenged all of us to think about the most important things in our lives and what we're willing ... Read More Rating: - Prompt serviceDaughter needed it for a project for an accelerated class. It came in time and she was able to complete her assignments with a new book. Rating: - The Devil is PreciseOn my walk through the LoA edition of Arthur Miller plays I bypass The Enemy of the People, the Ibsen adaptation, which I think is a waste of everyone's time, and go straight to the Crucible, which I had never read, nor watched on stage or screen. Very odd. It is a truly gripping piece of modern classic stage writing. Of course AM needed to educate us always, so this story is not just a story about the witch trials of Salem, when perfectly harmless people, including some citizens of standing in the ... Read More Rating: - moving and thought-provokingI really enjoyed reading this classic tale. I found it interesting from an historical and literary point of view. It forces you to think about very real moral dilemmas, like what you might or might not give your life for. Rating:  - Insightful PlayThis short play dives deep into the minds of those who participated in the Salem Witch Trials during the 1600's. Miller focuses entirely on human emotions as he attempts to discover the real reason for these ridiculous witch accusations. "The Crucible" is intriguing and mind-bottling as readers realize the severity of the trials. Many people's lives were changed and it leaves one to question: "Why didn't anyone verify the claims?" The play centers around a man named John Proctor and his relationship with ... Read More 
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