The crucible:
Definition:
A container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures.
A severe, searching test or trial.
The book title, ‘the crucible’ is highly relevant to the novel, and this is shown through themes such as accusation. A definition that could be associated with ‘the crucible’ would be ‘A severe, searching test or trial.’ Within the theme of accusations, there is evidence of a ‘test’ or ‘trial’ and this both impacts the victims, being those who were accused, and also those who blame the people of Salem. Those who are accused have to face the test of loyalty, wether they stay faithful to god, or save their own life. Then there is also those who accuse , and they are given a test of wether to show human values such as love and forgiveness, or wether they will indeed go against these in order to receive some type of acknowledgement or reward. The title is closely related to the story as we see numerous tests in which people in the play are presented which, and from the paths they choose, the story line arises.
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