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The Crucible
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January 10, 2016

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Jessica
May 01, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: re-reads, play
I suppose most everyone has already read this play, or at least knows that it's about the witch trials in Salem and was written as a denunciation of McCarthyism. I couldn't remember much about it beyond that surface summary, but I thouroughly enjoyed revisiting it, and was impressed at the depth and conflict within the characters. It ended exactly right. It's worth re-reading if your memory of it is as limited as mine was (or even if yours is better). ...more
Kecia
Jun 15, 2007 rated it it was amazing
One of my favorite reads from high school. Those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
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