Introduction Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible,"" was first published in 1953 during the politically tumultuous time of McCarthyist America. ... Miller positions audiences to view Proctor as a good honest man and in doing so, the playwright also foregrounds the irony in Proctor's persecution and how this indicates the flaws and true motivations of the Salem witch trials. 15. ...

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The Salem witch trials caught the interest of playwright Arthur Miller; he saw relevance in the themes and was inspired to write The Crucible. ... " Miller may not have said explicitly that he didn't agree, but his silent dissent against the FBI's insistence upon changing his screenplays to be "Pro-American" is enough for him, just as Elizabeth doesn't speak out against the hysteria, but shows dissent. ... There is a reason that church and state are separated in America's government. ...

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