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    false accusations against people who they have resentment towards or have been done wrong by in the past. The rumors of witchcraft being involved in Salem has been quickly spread around town which has caused hysteria and paranoia about who could be involved with witchcraft. 2. The Crucible can seen as an allegory for McCarthyism as the author, Arthur Miller, wrote The Crucible in 1953, which was during the time of McCarthyism in the US (1950-1956). Senator Joseph McCarthy accused government officials

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    During the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the Communist Scare of the 1950s many people were accused of notions that they were innocent of. In the witch trials, people in the community were accused of witchcraft by figures who had no social standing in society. However, during the Communist Scare, otherwise known as the Red Scare, people were accused of communism by figures high up in social society. Joseph R. McCarthy was one of the men high in society that accused people of communism. There are

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    the truth which would ruin their lives or lie and accuse others to save oneself. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller emphasizes mass hysteria caused by people accusing innocent people to save oneself from death. Even though the Salem witch trials and the McCarthyism era took place in different time periods, they both show the reoccurring theme of chaos caused by lying and accusing others to save oneself. The Crucible, which illustrates the time during the Salem witch trials parallels McCarthyism because

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    Hysteria means “exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement among a group.” During the Witch-Craft trials of Salem; hysteria tore apart communities. Many people were executed during this time. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller shows how hysteria tears apart a community. The hysteria during the Witch-Trials was mainly because of scapegoating. This is when, “power groups blame non-conforming individuals for all the problems in society, and ostracise them as witches only to take the upper

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    way things are viewed in the world today. The relevance of the theme hysteria in The Crucible does relate to modern society in different ways. In the crucible mass hysteria can have a massive impact on any community and the results can be devastating. Abagail the leader of the group and the other girls are claimed to be a part of mass hysteria through spreading acts of witchcraft all throughout Salem. The crucible focuses on mass hysteria and one specific example that the author focuses on occurs

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    girls claimed to have been possessed by the devil, accusing local women of witchcraft. Numerous men and women were hanged in Salem, Massachusetts. The hysteria of witchcraft led to the Salem Witch Trials. Abigal Williams, a wicked, confident, and lying girl, is one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch Trials. Through accusations, hostility, and unwanted lust, Williams becomes the most despicable character in The Crucible.

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    slaughter and paranormal fear. This is the period that the author Arthur Miller, based his play, “The Crucible”. “The Crucible”. Miller wrote this play to compare to the cold war communist accusations during the period when he wrote the play. He compared the modern accusations to the Salem accusations, wiched based the evidence on witnesses alone. In addition to witnesses the “Crucible” witch trials were very much based their evidence on spectral evidences. These trials were unfair, for

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    The Relevance of The Crucible Today In the history of civilization, previous generations have set rules and implemented new concepts and/or ideas for the welfare of humanity. The founding fathers of the United States of America came up with the modern U.S. Constitution as a guideline of how the people and the government should act in order to coexist. Fear is something that causes people to do crazy things. Whenever people fear something, he/she literally begins to think irrationally. Whenever

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    cool to hang out with and they could be friends. People tend to change their beliefs or what they think is right to do just to fit in a group of people. In the story, “The Crucible” many of the townspeople were telling the court that these young girls and older people were doing the practice of witchcraft. Since the crucible

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    Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote this because certain events had happened to Arthur Miller during the 1950’s that he is trying to explain and expose. Miller was put into jail for being a communist because he was once seen with a communist; and would not give out information about other communist. Senator Joseph McCarthy was the start of history some-what repeating itself. Senator Joseph McCarthy was the one who started the communist witch hunt. The witch hunt started because a lot

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