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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.
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The Crucible (1953), written by playwright [[Arthur Miller]], is one of the seminal works of American theatrical literature. It is a fictionalized 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.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:01, September 7, 2010

The Crucible (1953), written by playwright Arthur Miller, is one of the seminal works of American theatrical literature. It is a fictionalized portrayal of the Salem Witchcraft Trials and serves as an allegory for the anti-communist agenda of McCarthyism. [1]. The plot follows the protagonist John Proctor (a devout Christian) and his wife Goody Proctor as they are systematically prosecuted for witchcraft.

References

  1. See Arthur Miller's Why I Wrote "The Crucible" in Life & Letters, The New Yorker, Issue Date 1996-10-21