The Crucible
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The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller that uses the Salem witch trials as an allegory for McCarthy-era anti-communist hysteria in the United States.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Crucible canonical | 32 |
| The Crucible (1996 film) | 3 |
| The Crucible (1953 play) | 2 |
| The Crucible (stage production) | 2 |
| "The Crucible" | 1 |
| The Crucible (1953 Broadway production) | 1 |
| The Crucible (1953) | 1 |
| The Crucible (1957 film) | 1 |
| The Crucible (film, 1996) | 1 |
| The Crucible (stage) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7581 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crucible Context triple: [Salem witch trials, culturalDepiction, The Crucible]
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A.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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B.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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E.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crucible Target entity description: The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller that uses the Salem witch trials as an allegory for McCarthy-era anti-communist hysteria in the United States.
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A.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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B.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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E.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Crucible
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Crucible (1957 film)
The Crucible self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Crucible (1996 film)
|
| allegoryFor |
McCarthy-era anti-communist investigations
ⓘ
McCarthyism ⓘ
surface form:
Red Scare
|
| author | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| awarded |
Tony Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Award for Best Play
|
| awardYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateWritten | 1952 ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiere | Jed Harris ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | realist drama ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | play script ⓘ |
| genre | historical drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Abigail Williams
ⓘ
Elizabeth Proctor ⓘ Giles Corey ⓘ John Proctor ⓘ Judge Danforth ⓘ Mary Warren ⓘ Rebecca Nurse ⓘ Reverend John Hale ⓘ Samuel Parris ⓘ
surface form:
Reverend Samuel Parris
Tituba ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | Salem witch trials of 1692–1693 ⓘ |
| includedIn |
American high school curricula
ⓘ
American university literature courses ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
McCarthyism
ⓘ
Salem witch trials ⓘ false accusations ⓘ integrity ⓘ mass hysteria ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Because it is my name!" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Broadway Theatre District
ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway
|
| premiereTheatre | Martin Beck Theatre ⓘ |
| producerOfPremiere | Kermit Bloomgarden ⓘ |
| screenwriterFor1996Film | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1692 ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
individual vs. society ⓘ reputation and honor ⓘ the danger of ideology ⓘ |
| yearPublished | 1953 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crucible Description of subject: The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller that uses the Salem witch trials as an allegory for McCarthy-era anti-communist hysteria in the United States.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1957 film)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1996 film)
this entity surface form:
"The Crucible"
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1953 Broadway production)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1996 film)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1953 play)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1953)
subject surface form:
Elizabeth Parris
subject surface form:
Arthur Miller
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (stage)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1996 film)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (film, 1996)
subject surface form:
Arthur Miller
subject surface form:
George Jacobs
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (1953 play)
this entity surface form:
The Crucible (stage production)