... pervaded America in the  1950s. Several parallels exist between the House Un-American Activities Committee's rooting out of suspected communists during this time and the seventeenth-century witch-hunt that Miller depicts in The Crucible, including the narrow-mindedness, excessive zeal, and disregard for the individuals that characterize the government's effort to stamp out a perceived social ill. Further, as with ... the alleged witches of Salem, suspected Communists were encouraged to confess their crimes and to "name names, " identifying others sympathetic to their radical cause. S...

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... During this time he accused many of the public servants including teachers and civil servants as well as more prominent personalities of having pro-communist beliefs. Miller himself was accused of this and was called before the Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1956 to testify and when he had refused to apologise, ... he was sent for trial. Initially they fined him and gave a suspended prison sentence, which he appealed to and was later acquitted of. Miller fought to maintain his dignity and his principles, like his John Proctor in the play who stood up to what he believed in t...

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... is a fictional re-call of events in the American history surrounding the Salem witch trials of the seventeenth century which also provide the metaphor for Miller's parable of the Mc Carthy trials of the 1950s, John Proctor's agonising struggle with guilt emphasises the restrictive nature of the Puritan society. The ... During this time he accused many of the public servants including teachers and civil servants as well as more prominent personalities of having pro-communist beliefs. Miller himself was accused of this and was called before the Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1...

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... often underestimated. It only takes the greed and self-interest of one person to begin an irreversible process of decay. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, this is the dilemma that faces Salem. Early one morning, the daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty Parris, is found in her bed, ... at risk and he is willing to compromise what he claimed he stood for in order to save himself, which is something that neither Arthur Miller, nor John Proctor believed in. Eventually, this belief system backfires on him and he is voted out of office and leaves Salem. Reverend Parris ... arguing with ...

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... . The characters in this drama all play curious roles in this depressing time in our country's history. The movie version of The Crucible produced in 1996 is also written by Miller. Certain scenes that were only discussed in the play are acted out in the movie. These scenes remove much of the viewer's imagination and the integrity of the play. The ... . John and Abigail's relationship is so different in the movie and play, it as if someone had not read the theatrical version. This is not true of course since Arthur Miller authored both scripts. The film begins, in the woods, with Abigail ...

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