Cambridge AS/A Level/ IB/ Edexcel
A Plot Summary of “The Crucible”; a Play by Arthur Miller
“The Crucible” serves as an allegory for McCarthyism and the Red Scare of the 1950s, when Miller wrote the play. He draws parallels between the witch trials and the persecution of suspected communists during that era, highlighting the dangers of paranoia, fear-mongering, and the erosion of civil liberties.
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