![]() These rumors are largely encouraged by Abigail, a 17-year-old girl, in order to frame Elizabeth Proctor as a witch, so that she can win over her husband John Proctor. In 1962, accusations of witchcraft wreak havoc in the isolated and theocratic society of Salem. It premiered in Germany in 1949 and in the U.S. exile Lion Feuchtwanger wrote Wahn, Oder der Teufel in Boston in 1947, and he used the witch trials as an allegory for persecutions against suspected communists. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a famous American play that details an imagined series of events from the Salem witch trials. Fun Fact: Another Salem-themed play was circulating when The Crucible premiered.Notable Adaptations: 1996 movie with a screenplay by Miller himself, starring Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams and Daniel Day Lewis as John Proctor Ivo van Hove’s 2016 Broadway revival set in a classroom, with Saoirse Ronan as Abigail Williams. ![]() Major Characters: John Proctor, Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Proctor, John Hathorne, Jonathan Danforth.Themes: Mass hysteria and fear, reputation, conflict with authority, faith vs. ![]()
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