The Crucible

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The Crucible (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)

The Crucible is about the right to act upon one's individual conscience. In Puritan New England, Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, demanded his right to act according to his personal conscience. In the nineteenth century, Henry David Thoreau considered the exercising of this right a moral obligation, even if exercising it resulted in breaking the law. The individual's right to follow his conscience is part of the American heritage. In The Crucible, Miller shows how an ordinary individual living in a repressive community gains tragic stature by sacrificing his...

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• Arthur Miller (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
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• Arthur Miller (Drama)

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• - For teachers, the The Crucible Lesson Plan.
• - The Crucible summary and study guide in the eNotes.