The Crucible (Notes)

by Jennifer L. Scheidt and Denis M. Calandra

Book Overview

This CliffsNotes study guide on Arthur Miller's The Crucible supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822003376
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Cliff Notes
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Extremely Helpful

These notes really gave me a much clearer understanding of the play itself. There is much detail & explaination provided & it seems that any questions you can come up with are answered.

my opinion

this is a great piece of art by arthur miller. he catches your attention with the lies and injustices of the 1600's. this is a good book because of it's content. the speech is, as it was in that time. it tells a tale of a little girl who gets caught being "naughty" and blames it on the circumstances of those she doesn't like or has problems with. this book teaches that to lie about something that could have been small makes it much larger and much more complicated to deal with. the girl in this this book is in witchcraft and is caught dancing naked in the woods by her uncle who is the reverend. with her are two other girls, a servant, and a cousin. the town is brought down to a level where every one is accusing every one else for past happeneings. farmowners are accusing neighbors of it so that the land is auctioned off at low prices so that they can increase the quality of their own land. it becomes a big issue when it could have been solved completely with a simple confession. the subject is blown out of proportion and it destryos a lot of lives and families. the truth is finally found after nine-teen people are hanged for the crime of witchcraft. i reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys "a good book".

an interesting view into the lives of the puritans

The crucible is a very interesting view into the lives of the puritans. In actuality it shows how narrow minded people can be in general. In society today there still is the closed minded mentality that Arthur Miller exploits through out the play. This book is an A+.

A good book to read

I found The Crucible very amusing, i was on the edge of my seat the whole time reading it. You know what is really happening and can see how blind most of the characters are. It really shows the difference of how seriously witchcraft was taken back then and how these days it is more common and maybe a bit more acceptable. The characters are also one to do a good study on, a variety.

what a wonderfully written screnplay

excellent work, exciting story