The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a vivid allegory of the mass hysteria that swept through the town of Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. In spite of its historical subject matter, the play was chillingly topical at the time it was written: the 1950s were marked by McCarthyism, where accusations of Communism were rife and many Americans (including Miller himself) were hauled before the House Un-American Activities Committee to answer for their behaviour. Arthur Miller is considered one of the most influential dramatists of the 20th century, and The Crucible was one of his best-known plays. It remains popular today, and new productions of the play are frequently performed.
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AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT
Born in Harlem, New York City in 1915.
Died in Roxbury, Connecticut in 2005.
Notable works:
All My Sons (1947), play
Death of a Salesman (1949), play
A View from the Bridge (1955, revised 1956), play
Arthur Miller is one of the most celebrated figures in the world of 20th century drama, and his four major works remain a part of the theatrical canon across the globe. Born into a modestly wealthy home in New York, Miller supported himself early in his career with work writing radio plays and at other menial jobs; he was in his early 30s before he reached his current level of renown with the play All My Sons. His life was marked by a certain degree of celebrity, having been called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee at the weight of McCarthyism and having been married tumultuously to Marilyn Monroe (American actress, 1926-1962), with the troubles that plagued their relationship being chronicled in the 1967 play The Price.
Despite having written only 17 plays throughout his career, none of which matched the success of his early, now canonical works, Miller enjoyed a long and multi-faceted career as an essayist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Throughout his life, Miller’s works never strayed far from the concerns that first brought him to the stage: he continued to question the rising tides of nationalism, xenophobia, and modernisation in his post-war country, and his eye remained ever-fixed on the average person fighting for a small, dignified life even in worlds of chaos.
THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS, AN ALLEGORY
Genre: play (tragedy, historical fiction)
Reference edition: Miller, A. (2003) The Crucible. London: Penguin.
1stedition: 1953
Themes: mass hysteria, fanaticism