Synopsis of The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is based on actual persons and events. Some dialogue and characterizations based on legal records are actually included in the drama. Before the actual play opens, the author introduces the audience to the setting by describing the Puritan environment in which the events take place. Miler then explains that the witch trials occurred because of the theocratic government that repressed individual freedom. The play begins in …showed first 75 words of 398 total…

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