Summary
In Arthur Miller's drama "The Crucible," the Salem witchcraft trials of the 1690s expose the ugliness of repression in close community life. Miller has said that he wrote the play in 1953 in response to McCarthyism and the witch-hunt tactics employed by Sen. Joseph McCarthy in his search for communists and their sympathizers. In more recent times, some might have heard the echo of Miller's theme in the purported "vast right-wing conspiracy" to bring down the Clinton White House, and Miller himself has drawn parallels between the witch-hunts and fundamentalism in religion.
Today, without witches, communists and the Clintons to fuel hysteria, does Miller's play still have resonance?See the full content of this document
Extract
Surry Theatre to Stage 'Crucible'
Yes, said Bill Raiten, director of The New Surry Theatre, which will stage "The Crucible" over the next two weekends at The Grand Auditorium in Ellsworth. But it's not as easy as saying terrorists are the new d...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
