A crucible is a situation or place that forces people to make difficult decisions. It can also mean a situation of severe trial in which something is created through the interaction of different elements. This links to the play as
A crucible is a situation or place that forces people to make difficult decisions. It can also mean a situation of severe trial in which something is created through the interaction of different elements. This links to the play as
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May 16, 2016 at 12:18 pm
What about the definition of a crucible: a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.
How might this link symbolically to the play?
Extending this, how might it be applied to the wider context of McCarthyism?