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Information on the play, and what it means.
The Crucible (1953), written by playwright [[Arthur Miller]] is one of the seminal works of American theatrical literature. It is a fictionalised portrayal of the Salem Witchcraft Trials, and serves as an allegory for the anti-communist agenda of McCarthyism. <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>. The plot follows the protagonist John Proctor (a devout Christian) and his wife Goody Proctor as they are systematically prosecuted for witchcraft.
==References==
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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>
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==References==
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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>
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