Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. On the edge of a continent is a community dedicated wholly to the service of God. A gang of teenage girls, stifled by the crushing piety of their elders, dance naked in the woods. One girl, Abigail Williams, her innocence lost in the bed of John Proctor, drinks a charm to kill his beloved wife. Suddenly, the Devil is loose in Salem. The girls are discovered and the entire village is consumed by …showed first 75 words of 1270 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1270 total…the reader's opinion of the play as well as its content. What could be more tragic than the ruthless killing of innocent men, women and children simply because of divisions and hatred within a small town? What could be more tragic than having to choose between selling your soul for mortal life, or choosing mortal death over eternal damnation? As such, it can be seen that The Crucible is classic a tragedy through and through.