The Crucible Context

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Existence and accusation of witches

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Explanation for unexplainable events

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Salem Witch Trials

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19 executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts Bay

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Puritans

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English Protestants (16th-17th century) seeking to purify the Church of England

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Girls having fits and screaming

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Belief in possession

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Arthur Miller's childhood location

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Brooklyn

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Another play by Arthur Miller

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Death of a Salesman

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Inspiration for The Crucible

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Mass cultural and political hysteria

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Married to:

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Marilyn Monroe

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Definition of McCarthyism

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Accusing someone of treason without evidence

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Not a direct cause of McCarthyism

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The Cold War