The Crucible is more than a retelling of historical events, not only does it highlight the key events of how Mccarthyism came to be, but it is not difficult to see the common themes that are displayed throughout this play. In my opinion, I believe Arthur Miller wrote this play as his way of protesting devastating political events that were happening in relation to the communist outbreak at the time. I believed he found interest in people who disagreed with the witch hunts, but would never stand up and speak out, just to avoid their own persecution. This play provides Arthur Miller’s insight to his own view of the communist devastation.
He was born in 1915, on October the 17th in Harlem, NY. He came from a descent family of jewish and polish. …show more content…
He scared many Americans by trying to expose communists. “McCarthy’s accusations were so intimidating that few people dared to speak out against him”. McCarthyism was a word used to describe an era when citizens were making accusations of people who were innocent because they were accused they would get persecuted. I do not think that he was fair because he should not blame innocent people without having reasonable evidence and then ruining their lives. He does not have the right to do that. The McCarthy era ended when he lost his senate job for conduct “Contrary to senate traditions” in December of 1954. The Crucible was very similar to …show more content…
A group of girls let fear get in the way of honesty. They chose to blame innocent people of witchcraft instead of take the blame of their own actions. Bridget Bishop was the first person convicted, she was hung. I completely understand that fear is a natural instinct and it can cause you to do anything to get relief. The 14th century was when the belief of supernatural came about throughout Europe. The girls were scared and they had the right to be, but they accused innocent people to get the blame off of them by using spectral evidence, which are testimonies about dreams and visions. These girls caused “The lives of many to be irrevocably changed”. Finally in January of 1697 a day was declared for fasting, later they deemed the trials unlawful. The same happened in the Puritan society in the late
He was born in 1915, on October the 17th in Harlem, NY. He came from a descent family of jewish and polish. …show more content…
He scared many Americans by trying to expose communists. “McCarthy’s accusations were so intimidating that few people dared to speak out against him”. McCarthyism was a word used to describe an era when citizens were making accusations of people who were innocent because they were accused they would get persecuted. I do not think that he was fair because he should not blame innocent people without having reasonable evidence and then ruining their lives. He does not have the right to do that. The McCarthy era ended when he lost his senate job for conduct “Contrary to senate traditions” in December of 1954. The Crucible was very similar to …show more content…
A group of girls let fear get in the way of honesty. They chose to blame innocent people of witchcraft instead of take the blame of their own actions. Bridget Bishop was the first person convicted, she was hung. I completely understand that fear is a natural instinct and it can cause you to do anything to get relief. The 14th century was when the belief of supernatural came about throughout Europe. The girls were scared and they had the right to be, but they accused innocent people to get the blame off of them by using spectral evidence, which are testimonies about dreams and visions. These girls caused “The lives of many to be irrevocably changed”. Finally in January of 1697 a day was declared for fasting, later they deemed the trials unlawful. The same happened in the Puritan society in the late