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Miller's play is titled "The Crucible." Is not a factual history of the event, but a mangling of facts and theories about the trials to create an allegory to 1950s McCarthyism.
They are similiar enough to make the comparison easy, but they are also different enough that Miller couldn't get in trouble for writing against a senator who was against communism.
I like this question, if only because it proves my point that the Crucible has corrupted the public knowledge of the Salem trials. Ruth Putnam is a creation of Arthur Miller for his play. I figure that Ruth is actually Ann Putnam the younger and Miller renamed her to lessen the confusion of having two Ann Putnams, mother and daughter, in the dialogue.
The Salem Witch Trials happened in 1692. That's when a bunch of dumb girls started accusing so many innocent people of being witches. You should research more on this topic. Or read The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Arthur Miller saw a number of parallels between the Salem witch trials and the Senate hearings during the Red Scare. [2] Miller saw liberals become paralyzed when they saw civil rights being violated and feared that they would be accused, just as the Puritans became fearful of speaking out. The Red Scare, like the witch trials, dominated people's minds. Just as Proctor spoke out against the accusations, Miller believed that individuals could still speak out. Also, people could be excused from the accusations by naming others during the Red Scare, just as the accused in Salem could escape the consequences by naming others. [3] Those who wield power can use similar tactics to try to intimidate others, but people need to use their individual powers to fight back.
Miller's play is titled "The Crucible." Is not a factual history of the event, but a mangling of facts and theories about the trials to create an allegory to 1950s McCarthyism.
They are similiar enough to make the comparison easy, but they are also different enough that Miller couldn't get in trouble for writing against a senator who was against communism.
Why did miller choose the which trials as the basis for the crucible
He is demonstrating an analogy between the Salem witch trials and the anti-communist ideals of McCarthyism in the 1950's otherwise known as the Red Scare.
Miller gets the fear of the communists across. It has clear animosity and the idea of a community turning against its own. Oh.... and the term is not "illistration". It's "allegory"
The Salem witch trials began in 1692.
The McCarthyism of the 1950.
The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller in which he mangled facts and theories about the trials to create an allegory to McCarthyism in the 1950s.
They are easy to compare to McCarthyism and Miller was trying to make a point about McCarthyism. The Trials are also different enough that he could not get in trouble for writing about them to write about a senator.
The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller about the story of the Salem Witch Trials that took place during 1692 and 1693. It opens with a group of girls dancing nude in the woods at night around a boiling pot of witches' brew. Reverend Parris finds them, and his 10 year old daughter, Betty Parris, faints upon his finding.
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