Persecution has been a recurring phenomenon for some time and can be traced historically from the time of Jesus to the present day. The first Christians were persecuted for their faith at the hands of the Jews. Many Christians have been persecuted throughout history for their loyalty to Christ and forced to denounce Christ, while others have been persecuted for not following the laws of the land. The act of persecution occurs on the basis of religion, gender, race, different beliefs and sexual orientation. Persecution is a cruel and inhumane act that should not be supported as people are tortured to death. In the Crucible, people were persecuted because of alleged witchcraft. The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller. Initially, it was known as The Sarah Good Chronicles. The Crucible was set in the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts. We talk about the McCarthyism that happened in the late 1600s where the general public and people like Arthur Miller were put on trial and persecuted. The Crucible exemplifies the persecutions during the Salem witch trials. People were convicted and hanged without any tangible evidence of having committed any crime. Persecutions were the order of the day. When the finger was pointed at an individual as a witch, Lieutenant Governor Danforth never looked for evidence against him or evidence that would incriminate him; he ordered them to be hanged. This can be seen from his words “Hang them high above the city! Whoever cries for them, cries for corruption!” (1273), the people were persecuted aimlessly. The play's four main characters, John Proctor, Abigail Adams, Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris, are caught in the midst of a witchcraft panic in religious Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 1690s. Persecution is the most important theme in the Crucible, the leaders and citizens of Salem attack and persecute one of their own without any tangible evidence against them. In the Crucible, there is persecution between friends and enemies in the play. Girls may falsely accuse people they hate of practicing witchcraft and thus be persecuted. Furthermore, friends whose friendship had ended also accused their former friends of witchcraft. An example is Abigail who haunts not only her enemies but also her friends and family. She accuses Mary Warren of bewitching her when she admitted her lies to the other girls. In the Crucible, the accused were unfairly tried and convicted based on limited evidence or even word of mouth from the girls..