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The Crucible Essay The history of Salem, a small town in Massachusetts America, has forever been scarred with hysteria lies and murder, all brought about by the fanatical beliefs of an extreme puritan society filled with idealist conforms and rigid rules. The year of 1692 played host to many strange events, which in turn led to many horrendous unlawful deaths. These events all revolved around witchcraft and the hysteria brought about by the fear of it. Hysteria is defined as a crazed state of violent mental agitation, a nervous affliction occurring almost exclusively in women. How much was hysteria to blame for the violent events of 1692? Famous Author and play write, Arthur Miller, responsible for the creation of the world renowned play 'The Crucible' characterized and dramatised the events of 1692. We can use this play to apply a realistic lifelike account of 1692's events and help...

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