Who Is At Fault In The Crucible

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The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a tragic play that alludes to 1960’s McCarthyism. In the 60’s everyone was “witch hunting” communists and many actors and artists were convicted of treason when they weren’t even communists. Miller drew saw many similarities between puritan America and anti-communist America. Many innocent people were died because of the hysteria and mob mentality that occurred in both times. The deaths that happened in The Salem Witch trials and 1960’s America were all easily avoidable. When taking a closer look at The Crucible the reader will see who was most at fault and who is to blame for the twenty deaths. His rulings were the direct cause of the executions of innocent people. Judge Danforth’s selfishness and complete