McCarthyism in The Crucible In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. ... The Crucible was composed during a time when a similar hysteria was sweeping through America. ... The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in the spring of 1692 in a village shrouded with chaos. ... When writting The Crucible, Arthur Miller chose to speak through John Proctor on of the Salem witch trials victims. ... Abigail is a devious girl which critic William Bly explains in his quote: Abigail lies without shame, threatens without fear, and t...

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Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a drama based upon the 1960s Massachusetts witchcraft trials. ... In The Crucible, a similar event occurred. ... In third act of The Crucible, Giles Corey brings evidence to the court about his wife's innocence. ... Quoting Arthur Miller from Are You Now or Were You Ever? ... These quotes explain the essence of The Crucible and McCarthyism. ...

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SUPPLEMENTARY READING: BOOK ANALYSIS In "The Crucible", a play about the Salem witch trials of 1692, by Arthur Miller, the author showed how a reverend, Rev. ... How, if they are not witches, did they explain the contortions seemingly caused by their presence? ... In that quote, he throws in the part about Betty at the end like it has no importance compared to the fact that his "ministry's at stake." ... In The Crucible, a lovelorn teenager is spurned by the married man she loves, and in her revenge, she fans a whole community into blood-lust frenzy. ...

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