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<ref name=Miller>See [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''"Why I Wrote "The Crucible"'' in [http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/Why%20I%20Wrote%20the%20Crucible.pdf Life & Letters], The New Yorker, Issue Date 1996-10-21</ref> | <ref name=Miller>See [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''"Why I Wrote "The Crucible"'' in [http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/Why%20I%20Wrote%20the%20Crucible.pdf Life & Letters], The New Yorker, Issue Date 1996-10-21</ref> | ||
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The Crucible (1953), written by leftist playwright Arthur Miller, is one of the seminal works of American theatrical literature. It is a fictionalized portrayal of the Salem Witch Trials and serves as an allegory to the anti-communist agenda of Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy. [1]. The plot follows the protagonist John Proctor (a devout Christian, though unable to recite the Ten Commandments[2], but this may be due to his previous adulterous affair with Abigail Williams, a hysterical primary accuser) and his wife Elizabeth Proctor, along with several other members of the community, as they are systematically prosecuted for witchcraft.
References
- ↑ See Arthur Miller's Why I Wrote "The Crucible" in Life & Letters, The New Yorker, Issue Date 1996-10-21
- ↑ http://www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/avhsweb/hartman/IntermediateDrama/TheCrucible.htm