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This play is based on the witch hunts that went on in Salem Massachusetts. The witch hunts was a time in history where many people died due to dozens of accusations. The author of this play is Arthur Miller and when the same scenario started to occur in the 1950s. Miller didn't want to give evidence for the case because he knew that what was happening was wrong and many people were being accused of being communists. He wrote the play to show the similarities between these two incidents. At the time, no one was fond of the play since it was the truth.