Examine miller's presentation of the marriage of John and Elizabeth proctor in the crucible. What relevance does this have to the theme of witchcraft?

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Examine miller's presentation of the marriage of John and Elizabeth proctor in the crucible. What relevance does this have to the theme of witchcraft?

Write a very brief summary of what the crucible is about.

The crucible is a fictional retelling of events in American history surrounding the Salem witch trials of the seventeenth century. The crucible is a description of Puritan society in the early 1950's. The Salem witch trials took place from June through to September of 1692 during which time nineteen men and women were hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, while another man named Giles Corey, was pressed to death for refusing to submit to a trial on witch craft charges. Hundreds of people faced accusations of witchcraft and dozens more languished in jail without trials. The witchcraft trials began because of the illness of Betty Parris, the daughter of the Salem minister, reverend Samuel Parris.

When young girls begin to fall sick, suspicions of witchcraft begin to circulate in the nosy Puritan town. Soon the girls confess to seeing the devil, and begin pointing out others that they have allegedly seen with the devil. The courts begin to investigate the charges.