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The Crucible
Title: The Crucible
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 2032 | Pages: 8.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Crucible
The Communist “witch hunts” of the 1950s prompted Arthur Miller to write about the mass hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials in his play, The Crucible. Miller captured the paranoia and hatred of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials and made a controversial reference to his own society’s Witch Hunts during the 1950s. Miller told us the stories of the lives of John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams and others during the 1692 Witch Trials in Salem, …showed first 75 words of 2032 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2032 total…does a great majority convict people of a crime if there is not overwhelming evidence against them. Even the McCarthy era was not as severe, for many people argued against the trials. Popular belief was based on democracy and many wanted to keep their liberties and freedoms. Therefore, the repeat of such an event of mass hysteria is unexpected, however, this play must still be considered and we must judge our society and question everything.
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