{"product_id":"the-crucible-penguin-plays","title":"The Crucible (Penguin Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A drama of emotional power and impact\" —New York Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roots Bookstore \u0026 Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51304589361319,"sku":"0140481389","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/8312\/8231\/files\/9780140481389.jpg?v=1788696556","url":"https:\/\/rootsbookstore.com\/products\/the-crucible-penguin-plays","provider":"Roots Bookstore \u0026 Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}