the salem witch trials. It is a series of hearing before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693.The play was written in the early 1950s as a response to McCarthyism when the US government blacklisted accused communist. Miller himself was to questioned by the House of Representatives’ committee on un american activities in 1956 and convicted of “contempt of congress” for failing to identify others present at
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Arthur Miller was born in New York City on October 17‚ 1915. Miller composed The Crucible in the early 1950’s and it used the Salem Witchcraft trials of 1692 as a response to the anti-communist "witch hunts" to which miller was accused of. Miller believed that the madness surrounding the witchcraft trials was similar to McCarthy’s mission to terminate communism. The Crucible is set in a government ruled by a religious authority‚ in which the church and state are one. The major theme of The Crucible
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effects of various financial plans on capitalism and capitalism itself would be some of things quelled by these politicians’ actions. After the effects on economy and political structure of America came a swift set of decisions under the moniker of “McCarthyism”‚ named after its namesake‚ Senator Joseph McCarthy. These decisions were made as the second red scare initiated‚ with events the likes of the Berlin blockade and the Chinese Civil war(leading to the rise of Mao Zedong) having large effects on the
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characters is very conspicuous‚ as there are many hints throughout the text. The play is a fictionalized and dramatized version of the story of witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts that took place during 1692. The drama was allegedly a representation of McCarthyism‚ the practice of making accusations without having proper evidence. Joseph McCarthy produced a series of investigations in order to uncover a communist penetration‚ just as the Christians of the Chesapeake Bay did to reveal witchcraft. Miller exhibits
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resulting in a generation of “baby boomers”. Cold War against Soviet Union‚ while pushing forward rapid technological developments due to the space race‚ brought along many other underlying influences to the American society‚ such as the Red Scare and McCarthyism. However‚ not everyone was enjoying the social progresses. Cumulating discontent of the black population prompted more and more activists‚ such as Martin Luther King
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Nathan O’Connor Mrs. Giovanetto English II 16 May 2014 The Crucible vs. The Crucible Twenty innocent citizens of Salem were devastatingly hanged after being falsely accused of witchcraft. Arthur Miller masks the plot of McCarthyism with the tragic‚ but factual story of the Salem witch trials. He wrote both the play and the screenplay‚ but managed to differentiate between the two. Miller creates a vast amount of similarities and differences between the play and the film‚ both titled The Crucible
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Giles Corey: The Truly Honorable Person The Crucible‚ a play written by Arthur Miller‚ is a story that takes place around the Salem witch trials in 1692. The play mainly focuses around the Proctor family‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor are wrongfully accused of witchcraft just like the rest of the town. Giles Corey is a local senior citizen and well known throughout the town‚ he mentions that his wife reads strange books and his wife gets accused even though she just reads. Giles Corey starts to realise
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that has been written‚ and it is not that way only because of its creative story tale‚ but also because of the ideas that were conveyed through some of the characters. Arthur Miller wrote the play during the communist era and used the campaign of McCarthyism as the base of the story. In this period of Miller’s life‚ he was brought to court and had to confess to being a communist. While being held on trial‚ he confessed about himself but refused to reveal anyone else who participated in communism. Miller’s
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During the 1950’s‚ McCarthyism and the Red Scare dominated society and culture‚ instilling the terror and suspicions of an invisible enemy on an uninformed people. This enemy was that of communism. Written to alert society of the doom that lurked nearby‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ depicts the consequences that come from the hysteria associated with accusations made against one’s neighbor and in some cases friend. From the play‚ one can gather that guilt in society is destructive to communal relationships
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Character Analysis of Abigail Williams Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to McCarthyism in 1953. During this time the Puritan society was in authority. This society was one where religion was highly practiced‚ women had the least rights‚ forms of entertainment were banned and adultery was seen as major sin. However‚ Miller’s‚ The Crucible makes the strongest female character; Abigail the conveyance of all the Puritans would have believed as evil. Throughout the play‚ The Crucible the
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