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Compare And Contrast Abigail Williams And Joseph Mccarthy

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In The Crucible Abigail Williams would cause trouble in salem and accuse many innocent people of witchcraft yet she was the mastermind behind it all. In that being said Joseph McCarthy in Good Night and Good Luck hid many secrets from society so he would not be indicted of his wrongdoings. McCarthy was a communist and would accuse others of being one so he would not be exposed.
In both The Crucible and Good Night and Good Luck, Abigail Williams and Joseph McCarthy were secretive and would indict innocent people of crimes that were not committed. They both had tricks up their sleeve and many distractions to keep others from assuming it was them who really did the crime. Joseph McCarthy would frame people for communism at the same time as hiding what he was Abigail Williams would put all eyes on victims by indicting them of witchcraft. Abigail did not appear as innocent as she said to be. …show more content…

She was independent but couldn't teach herself boundaries towards John Proctor. She despises his wife Elizabeth because she was keeping her and Proctor apart. No matter how she didn't that one day Elizabeth would be out of her and Proctors life. McCarthy believed nothing really. He thought becoming senator and “going against” communism was a good way to slowly turn the community and country into communist.”The great difference between our western Christian world and the atheistic Communist world is not political, gentlemen, it is moral. For instance, the Marxian idea of confiscating the land and factories and running the entire economy as a single enterprise is momentous. Likewise, Lenin’s invention of the one-party police state as a way to make Marx’s idea work is hardly less

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Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, is seen as a true piece of American Literature that presents itself at the core of McCarthyism in the bitter wake of Communists spies inside the United States. In many cases the main character of Abigail Williams is considered secondary to that of John Proctor. However, many years later, Miller writes a screenplay for the 1996 film adaptation starring Hollywood heavyweights like Winona Ryder; whose portrayal seems to allow the character of Abigail to have more room to expand. It is to my opinion that the author does this to present a more rapid and truthful motif that differs from that of the 1950 ‘witch hunt’ for communists. It is shown in the differing aspects of Abigail’s character from play to screen,

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In both the play The Crucible and the film Good Night and Good Luck, the characters reflect the people during the Red Scare of the 1950’s and the Salem witch hunts of the 1600’s. Even though in different time periods, both events caused controversy and chaos that made people very afraid of having a communist or witch reputation. Both Edward Murrow and John Proctor are similar in the manner that they both fight against the government’s power. For example, Proctor was against Judge Danforth because he was accused of association with the devil, just like Murrow was accused of communism by Senator McCarthy. Both were willing to stand up against hysteria even if it would ruin their reputation.

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In the 1940 's and 1950 's, an anti-Communist movement swept the United States of America. Fueled by the anti-Communist actions of Congress, particularly a Senator from Wisconsin by the name of Joseph McCarthy, the movement escalated and many people lost their jobs as a result of various blacklists. Congressional hearings, both in front of HUAC and McCarthy Senate committee were a study in organized persecution. The actions taken during the "Red Scare" were eventually given the general name McCarthyism. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

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The times back then were terrible. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953 about The Salem Witch Trials of 1692.McCarthyism was the “witch hunt” for the communist in 1953.the parallels between The Crucible and McCarthyism are naming names,lack of proof ,and reststance. The first reason they are parallel is because of naming names. Hollywood director Elia Kazan went in front of the HUAC twice. The first time he did not confess and names.

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How was Abigail Williams and Joseph McCarthy motives alike? What did they believe was right?Abigail Williams from the play The Crucible was an important character. She had many beliefs, motives and a very selfish behavior. On the other hand Joseph McCarthy from Good Night and Good Luck had some similarities with Abigail but not all are the same. His behavior,beliefs and motives were a bit similar.

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In the Crucible those who were accused of being guilty, put on trial, and who are expected to confess. Unsuccessful to that led to death. In McCarthy, the media were not disposed to stand up to Senator McCarthy for the fear of being accused of being a Communist. Fear is the main factor playing in both situations, terror of being accused or what people might say, or think.

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In McCarthyism, people looked at communists as enemies of the country. If people were aware of the card carrying communist, only life itself would be over. American citizens would shun these people that do not believe in Democratic ways. In The Crucible, the punishments were much more dangerous. Witchcraft, is seen as a demonic practice and is completely against the Puritan church.

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Both trials were held with barely any proof against the person being accused and were solely based off of false accusations. The Hollywood Ten were ten directors and producers who were wrongly accused of being communists. They were forced to appear before the House of Un-American Activities Committee and they refused to answer any questions about their connections towards communism. Likewise, in The Crucible John Proctor, Elizabeth Tituba, Giles Corey, Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse, Goody Osborne, and Goody Good were all falsely accused of being associated with witchcraft. Abigail Williams was the person behind most of these accusations and that led to even more people being accused.

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McCarthyism and The Crucible caused a feeling of hysteria and paranoia in all the people that were accused and others that were not accused. Abigail Williams and McCarthy had no evidence on the people accused except rumors that were

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In the play, The Crucible, Salem, Massachusetts, along with the United States during McCarthyism, is engulfed with paranoia. Although both situations include different causes, their effects are strikingly similar. For instance, throughout The Crucible, Abigail Williams is being shown repeatedly accusing innocent people of witchcraft. Her actions begin sending the small town into a panic as they throw people into jail and hang them in an effort to try and cleanse the town from any aspect of evil. Similarly, throughout 1950-1954, Joseph McCarthy falsely accused people within the United States Government of being a member of the Communist party.

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The way someone appears, or acts, is not necessarily always correct or truthful. In the book The Crucible, the Forest Girls, Abigail, Susana, Mary and the others, effectively deceive the townsfolk into believing that witchcraft is practiced in Salem. Abigail Williams is not as innocent as she portrays herself. She misrepresents herself as a virtuous young girl who was unjustly affected by witchcraft. During an escapade in Act III, the girls become disillusioned by Mary Warren who attempts to expose the charges of witchcraft as mere acts of vengeance.

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However, during the time of McCarthyism, people suddenly believed if a person went against the government thoughts, they were a communist. Similarly, this is like a time in The Crucible when a mass amount of women were arrested for witchcraft. After Mary Warren comes home from watching the witchcraft trials, John Proctors asks if it is true if only fourteen women arrested. Instead Mary Warren replies, “No, sir. There be thirty-nine now” (Miller, Act II).

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The namesake of McCarthyism, his goal was to weed out all communist supporters. Suspected communists were arrested and interrogated. Because of his stance on the matter, he gained mass popularity. His support of the Red Scare only strengthened its cause and purpose, and reflecting such views, McCarthy’s party, the Republicans, rose in status as well. Because of this, nobody was willing to put a check on McCarthy 's methods: he helped the party and anyone against the senator would be perceived as a traitor.

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Senator McCarthy believed he was right about those who confessed to being communists and did not suspect

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This was a quote from a movie also written about him, it is called Good Night and Good Luck. My reasoning for this article is to prove how Joseph Mccarthy and Abigail Williams were alike and different in so many way. There are many similarities for example They both went on telling lies to keep their own name safe. They both had complete control over ending all the lies, yet chose to let others suffer the consequences for their actions.

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