In The Crucible, how many witches were hanged in 1692?

In The Crucible, how many witches were hanged in 1692?

• A. 12
• B. 9
• C. 19
• D. 25

Answer: (C)

Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials of 1692. In history, fourteen of those executed by hanging were women and five were men. The year also saw one man, Giles Corey, die under torture by pressing, and several others die in jail, but those deaths were not hangings. So the number of witches hanged in 1692 is nineteen. In The Crucible, Miller draws on this historical fact to show how hysteria and accusations can drive a community to execute people, while the play focuses on the personal and social consequences of that period.

Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials of 1692. In history, fourteen of those executed by hanging were women and five were men. The year also saw one man, Giles Corey, die under torture by pressing, and several others die in jail, but those deaths were not hangings. So the number of witches hanged in 1692 is nineteen. In The Crucible, Miller draws on this historical fact to show how hysteria and accusations can drive a community to execute people, while the play focuses on the personal and social consequences of that period.