1. The Crucible: Play Vs. Film
The Crucible: Cause & Effect One of the most awful chapters in human history, is oppression. Parallels between The Crucible, and more modern examples of oppression such as the McCarthy hearings of the 1950's, are appalling. ... Arthur Millers' The Crucible depicts the Salem witch trials during the end of the seventeenth century. ... The Crucible is a terribly accurate portrayal of the accusations of communism in the United States. ... "The Crucible" is quite clearly a response to the political paranoia of the "Red Scare". ...
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