In the 1950’s, the United States was in a state of fear. The people were terrified that their government would be overrun by communists. Arthur Miller, a screenwriter, wrote the play “The Crucible.” In his play, he depicts the Witch Trials that had taken place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Although there is nothing that directly says his play was an allusion to the current Red Scare the country was going through, the occasion is directly involved with the way Miller developed his story and how he unrolled the plot.
