In relativization to the The Crucible and it’s violent mass hysteria is that word crucible means, “ a place or situation that forces people to change or make difficult decision”. Most relevant definition because the medical situation in Salem means, “a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat” (merriam-webster). Which makes sense because an example of crucible would be a cauldron because it has the same purpose, also cauldrons are used by witches, which is the main conflict in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Also, an example of representation of the crucible would be the metal pots would resemble to citizens of Salem and the cauldron represents the village
