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Arthur Miller (the author of The Crucible) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th century American theater. He testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee and was convicted of contempt of Congress.

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Arthur Miller's 1953 play The Crucible can be considered an allegory for McCarthyism. The whole point of McCarthyism was to get rid of supposed communist, McCarthy's unsubstantiated claims ruined lives and led to increased hostility.

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Witch Hysteria really took hold in Europe during the mid-1400s, when many accused witches confessed, often under torture, to a variety of wicked behaviors. This picture shows a woman being hanged.

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The image shows a witch trial in Salem. A women is being prosecuted for witchcraft. It also shows the women raising her arm, while someone else also raises their arm too, as if they are cursed and controlled by her.

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The puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th century, who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices. They pray together, spread the word of God. They wanted a government of God, not a government that consists of regular people. They believed that God made a deal with them to reform the church of Anglican, to set a good example that would cause those who had remained in England to change their sinful ways.