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A 5 page paper which examines “The
Crucible” by Arthur Miller and the Salem Witch Trials. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAsalemw.rtf
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can be. It stands as a reality that cannot be forgotten and it stands as a very powerful reminder of the inherently evil nature of man. As such a powerful
reminder it has also stood as a powerful theme within literature and drama. Arthur Millers "The Crucible" is clearly testament to that fact. In the following paper we examine Millers
play and then discuss the actual history of the Salem Witch Trials. The Crucible "Miller created works of art, inspired by the actual events for the artistic/political purposes
Miller intended: first produced on Broadway on January 22, 1953, it was in response to the panic caused by irrational fear of Communism during the Cold War which ultimately resulted
in the anti-Communist hearings by Senator Joseph McCarthy which started on Feb. 3, 1953. In Millers tale,...a lovelorn teenager is spurned by the married man she loves, and in her
revenge, she fans a whole community into a blood-lust frenzy" (Burnscrucible.shtml). "The play, The Crucible, shows a community which ignites and burns with accusations of witchcraft, mass hysteria and retribution"
(Anonymous The Crucible: Introduction crucible). Another author illustrates that, "The Crucible is set against the backdrop of the mad witch hunts of the Salem witch trials in the late 17th
century. It is about a town, after accusations from a few girls, which begins a mad hunt for witches that did not exist" (Anonymous The Crucible: Arthur Miller thecrucible.htm).
In these respects we can see how the story is one that deals with the fears that people have, the ignorant and overblown fears, in regards to forms of thought
or the unknown. And, with the essential plot of Millers story we can see many similarities between it and the witch trials. Another author provides us with interesting perspectives
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