History is known to repeat itself; for example, the Salem Witch Trials to McCarthyism. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, takes place during the Salem Witch Trials. Miller wrote this at a time when McCarthyism was at its peak and like the Salem witch trials, people were accused and acquitted for crimes they had not committed. As The Crucible was written to criticize events in the early 1950s, we can see that the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism have many similarities as well as key differences. These comparisons will show how The Salem Witch Trials were a harsher period in history. The Salem Witch Trials were perpetrated by young girls typically accused of societal outcasts. Once accused, if a person did not admit guilt and give names
