The Crucible and Related Readings (edit title)

• Rated 0 stars

“This book was assigned to me as a Summer Reading project. I put off reading it over the summer, but once I started I was intrigued. The antagonist of the novel, Abigail Williams I found to be my favorite. Exploring her motivations and her relationship with John Proctor was something I was eager to do for my assignment. THEME SONG: Bullet with Butterfly Wings by the Smashing Pumpkins ”

• Rated 5 stars

“This book is very powerful and moving... The movie with Daniel Day Lewis is gripping as well... I use the play in my classroom and my students, typically, find it captivating as well.. ”

• Rated 2 stars

“we had to read this book for school....fortunately we read it in school...it was kind of weird...although...i understood it...salem witch trials...barbados...arguments...and execution to prove innocence...really different...not really my type...but new experience!!..”

• Rated 4 stars

“This book is just drama from the 1600's. Not something you'd really expect and a little different then what happens in today's world, but if you'd like to read about the Salem witchcraft trials and men committing adultery, you've found the right book!”

• Rated 0 stars

“This book was about a bunch of obnoxious girls, who think they can do anything. They were dancing naked in the woods, and got caught. So then they're making excuses for it, saying that there were witches. I really enjoy reading this book, because this is more of like a play and not a story, narrator book. This book also has a very interesting plot. In the end of the book, when John Proctor was convicted, he said that Abigail was a whore, and that he had an affair with her. But when the people asked Elizabeth Proctor, his wife, whom had never told a lied, said that John Proctor had never been in an affair with Abigail. This gave a new twist to the book. Who knew that Elizabeth would tell a lie, when in her whole life, she had never told a single lie. I felt really bad for John Proctor, he wasn't lying but he was still convicted and he was hung. At least his wife, has his baby, so then his name can still live on.”

• Rated 3 stars

“The reason why I have read this book is because I really had no choice. It was for school. What the Crucible is about is the Salem witch trials held back in the old days of new comers to America. Miss Abigial Williams is the culprit to this madness in the book. Lying to get poor innocent killed. Yet someone days save many from death but you can find that out on your own. To tell you the truth, I thought that the author, Miller, did a well job on descriptions on every detail. To me, I thought it was pretty entertaining but a bit difficult to read, only because it was written a long time ago. I would suggest it to people who like murder and court house events.”

• Rated 0 stars

“ I chose to read The CRUCIBLE because Ms. Amedeo told us we had to. Then i figured it was an awesome book because Ms. A is awesome and she has read it. The story is about witchcraft, all of the witch trials and everything that made people flip out but in todays world they would all be considered mentally insane. Abigail Williams is the main character and she is the most pyscho and leader of all the girls. They re brought to trial over witchcraft and who will be alive when they start their executions? I think the word choice this author used was good because it fit in to the language of that time period. The difficulty level I think 1 out of 10 would be like a 7 but I am not a great reader so just my opinion. My opinion of this book is that it was truely awesome and it was exciting and fun to read with the class. I recommend this book to anybody who likes witchcraft or just likes to read interesting and true full books about the past. ”

• Rated 3 stars

“This was a pretty good book. Even more impressive though, was the movie. Daniel DayLewis is an absolutely amazing actor, you have to see the way he acts at the end of the movie. The book is about the Salem Witch Trials. It really does get a little bit rediculous. In fact, the book was written in response to the McCarthyism era. Some of Miller's friends were accused of showing pro-communist ideas themselves. This book was made to show how people jump out at the slightest signs that could be highly coincidental. Once you read it, you will realize what I am talking about. Read it.”

• Rated 2 stars

“I read this book because my english teacher told me that i had to. It is a book based in Salem Massachusettes in the late sixteen hundreds. victims are blammed on on being witches, and once they are blammed they cant do much to get out of it. People are being hung and a person is even stoned to death. When will this killing spree ever end? Find out when, and read the book. The crucible is written in like a play format. I recommend this book to anyone intrested in play format books and anyone who likes history and witchcraft.”

• Rated 0 stars

“In this play, the author tries to get across to the audience that the society back in Salem was so strict under its Puritan structure. It was impossible to live freely - you had to follow all of the rules or else you would be brutally punished. In this society, the law and the Bible went hand-in-hand. So if you went against any of the 10 commandments you were punished by the government. The main issue addressed in this book was the practice of Witchcraft. Women all over this town were being accused of being witches and carrying the soul of the devil around with them. It was highly shunned upon and most people were hung if they were even assumed to be any part of this sin. One group of girls specifically were being accused and they did everything in their power to stop this accusation and wind up blaming everything on other people. ”