Joseph McCarthy and the House Committee on Un-American ... and hidden agendas that have devastating consequences, “The Crucible” is a timeless parable that is still relevant (if not more ...

Themes of accusation, betrayal, and honor are all intended as commentary on McCarthyism and how it caused people to turn on each other with the slightest provocation. On the surface, The Crucible ...

Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. The story of how the small ...

Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists. Starring Ben Whishaw as John Proctor, Tony winner Sophie more ...