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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"
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Who wrote The Crucible?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible.
Who made the crucible?
Playwright Arthur Miller wrote it.
Which American author wrote both The Crucible and Death of a Salesman?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible and Death of a Salesman.
Why did Arthur miller compare the hearings to the Salem witch hunt?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, he compared the 20th Century "hunt for communists" to that of the Salem Witch Trials.
What are three reasons Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible?
He waz crazyhe had nothin 2doi like peches
Who wrote The Crucible?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible.
Who made the crucible?
Playwright Arthur Miller wrote it.
Which American author wrote both The Crucible and Death of a Salesman?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible and Death of a Salesman.
Who wrote the screenplay for the 1996 crucible?
Arthur Miller, based on his play.
What are two other things that Arthur Miller wrote?
One thing that Arthur Miller wrote is the famous play called, "Death of a Salesman". Another play that he wrote was, "The Crucible".
Where did Arthur Miller acquire the material to write The Crucible?
He got lost on his way to new york and heard about the red Scare and wrote the crucible.
Why did Arthur miller compare the hearings to the Salem witch hunt?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, he compared the 20th Century "hunt for communists" to that of the Salem Witch Trials.
What are three reasons Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible?
He waz crazyhe had nothin 2doi like peches
Two plays by author miller?
Some plays that Arthur Miller wrote are The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman.
How many books did Arthur Miller write?
Arthur wrote 24 Plays between his birth 1915 and his death 2005
What are 3 reasons why miller wrote the crucible?
well, i know one reason was to question America's suspicions of Russia...
How and why was Arthur Miller accused for being a communist and what was the result?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, a story of Puritan Settlers in Salem which was widely viewed as a lampoon of sorts on senator McCarthy's pursuit of communists. In The Crucible, people are judged by an incompetent who takes as true, the wild accusations of a group of adolescent girls.
