The history books all describe the Holocaust and slavery, but they never really explain the horrors of the Salem Witch Trials. All of these tragedies in history have one thing in common: many innocent people were killed due to prejudices against others. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a play that entertains while at the same time educates, by telling the story of this horrible time of the Salem Witch Trials in a small village in Massachusetts. Set in 1692, it is a story of several girls who decide to accuse many innocent people of witchcraft. Many of the townspeople, although they know…
