Red Scare Vs. The Crucible

In the end of all the choas in The Crucible, the thought that everyone must confess or die is clearly illustrated by Arthur Miller. So being against the court means he is also against the church. When he is discussing the thought of contempt with Francis Nurse, he continually says such statements as: “And do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead to Lynn, and upon my signature (81; act 3)? He says the words “my signature” as if his name should be thought of as higher than any other normal man’s name. The two events also expressed how some people would not be cowardly and have someone else killed in their place. Giles Corey and John Proctor were such men. In The Crucible there are two persons that believe they have more privilege than the common person. During the Red Scare Arthur Miller refused to make accusations towards others being communists. Danforth and Parris are easily compared to Senator Joseph McCarthy in the ways he acted during the Red Scare. ys to the court that John is working with the devil when she exclaims: “My name, he want my name. They both express how horrible some people act towards others when their lives are on the line. The court gives Giles Corey another chance to give the name of the person that made accusations of Putnam. Instead of marking another person for death such as Abigail Williams does in the play, Giles plainly says: “Why, I–I cannot give you his name” (89; act 3). In the play Danforth demands that Giles Corey tells him who has made an accusation towards Mr.