As the power of the court grows, the people of Salem live in fear. Fear and automatic suspicion replace reason. The townspeople now regard anyone who does not conform exactly to the laws of Salem society as a potential witch. The fascination with witchcraft that appeared in Act I, Scene 5 has quickly changed to mass paranoia. Nurse tells Danforth the girls are pretending. Danforth responds that they must file the appropriate paperwork for the court to hear them.
They have been waiting for three days to present the evidence, but to no avail. Corey tells Danforth that he had asked Hale why Martha read books, but he never accused her of witchcraft.Ĭorey and Francis Nurse state that they both have evidence for the court. Corey also states that the court is holding his wife Martha by mistake. Corey says that he owns six hundred acres of land, and a large quantity of timber. Judge Hathorne, Deputy Governor Danforth, Ezekiel Cheever, and Parris enter the vestry room. Giles Corey interrupts the court proceedings and declares that Thomas Putnam is "reaching out for land!" He is removed from the courtroom and taken to the vestry room. The court questions and accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft. The play has been adapted for various theatres from around the world and has been loved by the audience from all around the world.Ĭlick the button below to download The Crucible PDF free and read online.Act III begins in the Salem meeting house.The play comes under the Genre of Tragedy.The subject of the play is Salem witch trials, McCarthyism.The play was written in the English language.The Crucible was premiered at Martin Beck Theatre, New York City.The Crucible was premiered on date 22 January 1953.The major characters of the play are Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, John Hathorne, Mary Warren, Thomas Danforth, Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor, Reverend Samuel Parris, Reverend John Hale and Abigail Williams.The Crucible is written by Arthur Miller.The Crucible has been considered as a central work at the platform of American Drama.
After one-year new production was succeeded and The Crucible has been regarded as a classic. The Crucible won Tony Award for Best Play in the year 1953. The author felt that production is too stylized and cold and it got hostile reviews. On, The Crucible was performed in Martin Beck Theatre, starring Madeleine Sherwood, Beatrice Straight and E.
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