Definitions for "The Crucible"
The Crucible is a play that was first written by Arthur Miller in 1952. It is based on the events surrounding the 1692 witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts. Miller wrote about the event as an allegory for Mc Carthyism and the Red Scare, which occurred in the United States in the 1950s.
"The Crucible" is an episode of the US sitcom Frasier. It is episode six of season one. Frasier organises a cocktail party to show a painting he recently bought, but it's painter informs that she didn't paint it.
The Crucible is a 1996 film, written by Arthur Miller and based on his play of the same name. It was directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth, and Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor.