Superstition in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller Date Created: September 18, 1995 Written by: Erica Hankinson Erica.Hankinson@juno.com Superstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or in prison. In the seventeenth century, a belief in witches and witchcraft was almost universal. In Salem Massachusetts where the witch trials take place many people who are suspicious is accused of witchcraft and hanged. Arthur Miller wrote a play called The Crucible. It is based on the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trial