The Crucible

Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1963), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972) and The American Clock. He has also written two novels, Focus (1945), and The Misfits, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for In Russia (1969), Chinese Encounters (1979), and In the Country (1977), three books of photographs by his wife, Inge Morath. More recent works include a memoir, Timebends (1987), and the plays The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play of the London Season, and Mr. Peter's Connections (1998). His latest book is On Politics and the Art of Acting. Miller was granted with the 2001 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

The Crucible
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Act One (An Overture)
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Echoes Down the Corridor
Cast
Appendix

THE CRUCIBLEARTHUR MILLER was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1964), Incident at Vichy (1965), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972), and The American Clock (1980). He has also written two novels, Focus (1945) and The Misfits, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for In Russia (1969), In the Country (1977), and Chinese Encounters (1979), three books of photographs by Inge Morath. His most recent works include a memoir, Timebends (1987), the plays The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1994), and Mr . Peters' Connections (1999), Echoes Down the Corridor: Collected Essays, 1944-2000, and On Politics and the Art of Acting (2001). He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.CHRISTOPHER BIGSBY has published more than twenty books on British and American culture. His works include studies of African-American writing, American theater, English drama, and popular culture. He is the author of two novels, Hester and Pearl, and he has written plays for radio and television. He is also a regular broadcaster for the BBC. He is currently professor of American Studies at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England.BY ARTHUR MILLERDRAMAThe Golden YearsThe Man Who Had All the LuckAll My SonsDeath of a SalesmanAn Enemy of the People (adaptation of a play by Ibsen)The CrucibleA View from the BridgeAfter the FallIncident at VichyThe PriceThe American ClockThe Creation of the World and Other BusinessThe Archbishop's CeilingThe Ride Down Mt. MorganBroken GlassMr. Peters' ConnectionsONE-ACT PLAYSA View from the Bridge, one act version, with A Memory of Two MondaysElegy for a Lady (in Two-Way Mirror)Some Kind of Love Story (in Two-Way Mirror)I Can't Remember Anything (in Danger: Memory!)Clara ( in Danger: Memory!)The Last YankeeOTHER WORKSSituation NormalThe Misfits (a cinema novel )Focus ( a novel )I Don't Need You Anymore ( short stories)In the Country (reportage with Inge Morath photographs)Chinese Encounters (reportage with Inge Morath photographs)In Russia ( reportage with Inge Morath photographs )Salesman in Beijing (a memoir)Timebends ( autobiography )Homely Girl, A Life (novella)Echoes Down the Corridor (essays)On Politics and the Art of ActingCOLLECTIONSArthur Miller's Collected Plays (Volumes I and II)The Portable Arthur MillerThe Theater Essays of Arthur Miller ( Robert Marin, editor)VIKING CRITICAL LIBRARY EDITIONSDeath of a Salesman (edited by Gerald Weales)The Crucible (edited by Gerald Weales )TELEVISION WORKSPlaying for TimeSCREENPLAYSThe MisfitsEverybody WinsThe CrucibleTable of ContentsCoverAbout the AuthorsAlso by Arthur MillerTitle PageCopyright PageIntroductionA Note on the Historical Accuracy of This PlayACT ONE - (AN OVERTURE)ACT TWOACT THREEACT FOURECHOES DOWN THE CORRIDORTHE CRUCIBLEAPPENDIX - ACT Two, SCENE 2INTRODUCTIONIn 1692 nineteen men and women and two dogs were convicted and hanged for witchcraft in a small village in eastern Massachusetts. By the standards of our own time, if not of that, it was a minor eve