One way that these two trials are similar is people falsely accusing each other due to personal vendettas or gain. Neighbors accused each other for land, family members accused one another because of long held grudges and mistresses accused wives because of their affairs such the case of Abigail and John Proctor. We see this in the following quote. “And she may dote on it now-I am sure she does-and thinks to kill me, then to take my place. It is her dearest hope, John, I know it... She thinks to take my place, John.” (Miller 1.2). The quote shows that Elizabeth believes that Abigail is falsely accusing her of witchcraft due to their affair. This happened during the McCarthy era as well. People accused each other of being communists just because
