By: Frank Argentine The selection, "The Crucible", is in the form of a play. The setting takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. The people of Salem led a strict life, whose concerns were mostly concentrated upon the worklife while following the principles and rituals of the Christian religion. Any time off of work meant that they would only concentrate harder on praying. They were a "God-fearing" community believing that they were under constant surveilance by God and will be damnned for all mortal sins. The story first starts out in Rev. Samuel Parris's house in the bedroom of his daughter Betty. She is apparently sick and he is praying by her bedside. Many people of the town have gathered to discover some explaination for her sudden sickness. They all have heard rumor of possible previous witch-craft causin....

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