The Crucible

The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953. It is based on the events surrounding the 1692 witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts. Miller wrote about the event as an allegory for McCarthyism and the Red Scare, which occurred in the United States in the 1950s. Miller was himself questioned by the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956.

References

Arthur Miller, Why I Wrote "The Crucible", published in the October 21, 1996 & October 28, 1996 issues of The New Yorker, pages 158-164.

Related Topics:
October 21 - 1996 - October 28 - The New Yorker

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