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Oct 13, 1996 · “Arthur Miller is a problem playwright in both senses of the word,” wrote Walter Kerr of the Herald Tribune, who called the play “a step backward into mechanical parable.”
Nov 30, 2015 · The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller that uses the Salem Witch Trials as a metaphor for the Red Scare and the persecution of Communists in America. Miller wrote the play after his friend Elia Kazan testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee and named him as a Communist.
- Meredith Heil
Jun 12, 2023 · Miller wrote The Crucible with a sense of urgency. Two of his central themes – betrayal and guilt – were braided together in a play which reflected his belief (underscored, for him, by the...
- Christopher Bigsby
Oct 21, 1996 · Fear doesn't travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory's truth. What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the...
Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists. [2] . Miller was questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended. [3]
- Arthur Miller
- 1953
Jul 3, 2024 · Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to draw parallels between the Salem witch trials and the McCarthy-era anti-communist hearings. He aimed to highlight the dangers of hysteria, false...
Aug 21, 2024 · The Crucible, a four-act play by Arthur Miller, performed and published in 1953. Set in 1692 during the Salem witch trials, The Crucible is an examination of contemporary events in American politics during the era of fear and desire for conformity brought on by Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s sensational.
