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courtbrooks1
courtbrooks1
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High School - 11th Grade

Why did Arthur Miller write "The Crucible"?

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Posted by courtbrooks1 on Monday October 29, 2007 at 4:34 PM and tagged with purpose, the crucible.

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  1. jamie-wheeler Teacher
    College - Sophomore

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    Miller wrote his play about unwarranted persecution in response to the "Red Scare" of the 1950s, in which many artists (himself included) were accused of Communist ties or at least Communist sympathies, spearheaded by Senator Joseph McCarthy (in the play, McCarthy's role is analoguous to that of Revered Paris).  Many a career was ruined by these largely unfounded attacks.  Miller saw many parallels to the attacks of his time and the Puritan witch hunts.  He hoped that by presenting our past, the future might not continue to repeat itself. 

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    Posted by jamie-wheeler on Monday October 29, 2007 at 4:42 PM

  2. honsolo
    honsolo

    He wrote the crucible, because he is a scared little boy with the body of a godess. I think he looks like the godess afroditi. the death of the salesman is my favorite work of his. maybe i am a salesman and he wanted me to die.

     seriosly though,

    Miller wrote his play about unwarranted persecution in response to the "Red Scare" of the 1950s, in which many artists (himself included) were accused of Communist ties or at least Communist sympathies, spearheaded by Senator Joseph McCarthy (in the play, McCarthy's role is analoguous to that of Revered Paris).  Many a career was ruined by these largely unfounded attacks.  Miller saw many parallels to the attacks of his time and the Puritan witch hunts.  He hoped that by presenting our past, the future might not continue to repeat itself. 

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    Posted by honsolo on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 11:25 AM

  3. dbeauty
    dbeauty Student
    High School - 11th Grade

    The crucible as you know is based on the events that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. this story is an allegory therefore events in the play are fictionalized and turned into an extended metaphor.

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    Posted by dbeauty on Friday December 4, 2009 at 11:16 AM