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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible: The Blame Game The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a very fascinating re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. I chose to review this film, which was directed by Nicholas Hytner, because I find the supernatural interesting, even though there was nothing actually supernatural about this event in American history. This film’s purpose was to re-enact the tragic events that fell upon the Salem Village in 1692. From the first arrest warrants on February 29, 1692 to the last executions on September 22, 1692 over 150 people were accused and jailed on suspicion of witchcraft. Four people plus one infant died in prison, eighteen people were executed by hanging, one person was pressed to death, and two dogs were also hung. Before 1692, fear of witches had not sparked mass hysteria. Salem Village was different. In this instance, charges of witchcraft shattered a community already deeply divided against itself. The predominantly agricultural Salem Village lay a few miles up the Ipswich Road from the bustling commercial port of Salem Town. The farmers of the village envied th