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It's a criticism about mass hysteria and mob mentality. One person gets scared and everyone else jumps on board. Along with the fact that it's the people scared of being fingered that start placing the blame on other people to keep from being accused themselves.

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Q: How the use of witchcraft in The crucible was critism to McCarthyism?
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How do you use crucible tongs?

to use crucible tongs you grab the ends and put the other ends around the crucible firmly so it does not slip and pick up


How is the Crucible injustice?

The events in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" are used by him to mirror the events in America of the time. At the time it was written, a crazy senator named Joseph McCarthy used fear to sway the Americans to persecute and arrest certain people for "communism" without any proof at all. They could be famous actors or actresses, random men and women, anything, and, without having done anything wrong, would get arrested for Communism. In the play, two crazy kids decide to run a plot where they use the town of Salem's common fear of witchcraft to accuse everyone in the town of witchcraft with no proof, in an event known as the "Salem Witch Trials".


Reason why Arthur miller wrote The Crucible?

He wanted to use a very well-known episode from history (the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts) to warn people that something similar was happening in 1950s America. This passage is from the Wikipedia entry for 'McCarthyism', which you should read if you can find the time:-"The 1953 Arthur_Millerplay The_Crucibleused the Salem_witch_trialsas a metaphor for McCarthyism, suggesting that the process of McCarthyism-style persecution can occur at any time or place. The play focused heavily on the fact that once accused, a person would have little chance of exoneration, given the irrational and circular reasoning of both the courts and the public. Miller would later write: "The more I read into the Salem panic, the more it touched off corresponding images of common experiences in the fifties."Answers.com"


In the crucible what quote did proctor use to help Mary remain brave?

So she wouldn't die


What does Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam of?

Use the whole witchcraft scandal to try to get more land

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Use the word crucible in a sentence?

Gold is melted in a crucible.


How do you use crucible tongs?

to use crucible tongs you grab the ends and put the other ends around the crucible firmly so it does not slip and pick up


Use critism in sentence?

My criticism of your sentence is that you misspelled "criticism." (I intend this as the answer - it's a sentence using the word)


Can you use the word witchcraft in a sentence?

It was the wicked witch which practiced witchcraft.


What glasswear do you use to heat a solid?

a crucible and cover


Is witchcraft a tradition in paganism?

ya its part of it. In some of the branches of Paganism you can and do find people who use witchcraft as part of their spiritual path, however it is a personal choice and not all use it. To use an old mathematical formula... All Witchcraft is Pagan, but not all Paganism is Witchcraft.


What is the use of crucible?

A crucible is used to contain chemical compounds when heated to extremely high temperatures.


How do use the sentence of witchcraft?

Witchcraft is one of the most misunderstood and maligned spiritual paths in the world today.


How do use witchcraft?

It is a group of religions. It is not "used".


How do you use witchcraft?

Witchcraft is a way of life. It is a religion (or, rather, a group of religions) and magick. One form is Wicca.


How can you use The Crucible by Arthur Miller Tongs in a sentence?

The student raised the test tube above the stand clamp with crucible tongs.


Did witches use the peace sign for witchcraft?

Yes they did