Why Arthur Miller Wrote "The Crucible" 

The play "The Crucible" was an urgent response to McCarthyism.
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The play "The Crucible," written by Arthur Miller, one of America's most influential playwrights, was an urgent response to McCarthyism and director Elia Kazan's controversial testimony in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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