The Accusation

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the Red Scare in the McCarthy Era because there were so many wrongful accusations and there were unfair punishments. There was chaos caused by the false accusations in The Crucible and the McCarthy Era. The chaos caused by those false accusation caused even more false accusations. Those false accusations caused innocent people to be put to death. Joseph McCarthy said he had a piece of paper with peoples names on it that he was accusing of…

The McCarthy era was a time in America in where accusations of communism were claimed towards the people. This event led to the creation of the play, “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller, basing his ideas off of the Salem Witch Trials. There is a relationship between these events, that supports the idea that history repeats itself. The McCarthy Era of the 1950s and the Witch Trials of 1692 are very similar. The events portray false accusations, fear among the people and overall each event is…

“Speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead if trial by accusation” (Source 2). The downfall and discrediting of Joseph McCarthy are, due to the erroneous public accusations and cruel remarks toward Fisher and Mr.Watkins of having communist ties, as well as acting contrary to senatorial ethics and abusing the freedom of speech. In addition, McCarthy is a Senator of Wisconsin who exposes people he believes have communist sympathies in America by abusing the…

an evil-doer (Plato, Apology,p.234). They bring up 2 main accusations to Socrates First, Meletus accuses Socrates has corrupted the youth; Second, Meletus accuses Socrates does not believe in god, he is an atheist. Here is how Socrates defends himself. Socrates starts to give his defense about Meletus’ first accusation. The first accusation is that Socrates was corrupting youth (Plato, Apology, p.234). Socrates responds to this accusation by asking Meletus questions. First Socrates asks…

realize how silly the accusations were, he had to bring up the Salem Witch Trials. Because the Witch Trials have come and gone, people can realize that accusing people without prove is ridiculous and unfair. He hoped that writing The Crucible would make American citizens realize that McCarthy was just like Abigail…

which occurred due to the unlawful actions of the police towards Rodney King III. Signs of mob hysteria were present in the McCarthy era to which Joseph McCarthy was the culprit of the false accusations towards the American people and those in government positions. McCarthy was able to carry-out the accusations with the aid of fear within the Senate and the citizens of the United States. During the McCarthyism…

provided the impetus for the catastrophic events that occured in Salem, in colonial Massachusetts between February 1962 and May 1963. However, the transitional phrases between the events, such as the beginning period of accusations, the period of mass hysteria, and the end of these accusations, or the period of realization, all relate to different types of fear, or fear regarding different scenarios. Dr. Karl Albrecht, a Phd. qualified psychologist, has grouped main categories of fear in order…

Crucible did all they could to reject the false accusation of witchcraft what was dealt upon them, but everytime they denied the false fact, they would be tortured until they come clean, same went for communism when they denied of being a communist they would be imprisoned. What makes The Crucible an allegory to McCarthyism is the accusations that were made, the torture to the accused, and the consequences for if you were accused. First topic is Accusations. Back in Salem, people were accused…

ideals. Joseph McCarthy was in charge of the bulk of the accusations by convicting members of the government, Hollywood actors, authors, and publishers. Many people lost their jobs and reputation from these events. Because of McCarthy's accusations against particular groups of people, and existing high tensions from the ongoing Cold War in America, people were arrested and blacklisted by others for communism. Joseph McCarthy made wild accusations about people in America that had a lasting impact…

chest in a bid to force him to comply to the interrogators by agreeing to the accusations and giving up his friends after they are accused of practicing witchcraft. Cory Giles character in Arthur Miller’s play titled ‘The Crucible’ share similarities as well as differences in his historical person. The similarity is seen through his refusal to plead guilty to the accusations while the difference comes in the form of accusations tabled against his wife, and Christianity at his time of death. The…