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  • Based on historical people and real events, Arthur Miller's play uses the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence unleashed by the rumors of witchcraft as a powerful parable about McCarthyism.

    

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  • Miller's beautifully rendered allegory of rumor, ruin and integrity rightfully deserves its place among great dramas. Heart-wrenching and intense, The Crucible has quickly attained the status of a classic.

    

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  • This was another classic that I was not required to read, so I picked it up on my own.

    

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Based on historical people and real events, Arthur Miller's play uses the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence unleashed by the rumors of witchcraft as a powerful parable about McCarthyism.

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