erent was accused of being a Communist like the alleged witches in Salem. An organization called the House Un-American Activities Committee led by Joseph McCarthy searched for Communist sympathizers, investigations were made and as with the alleged witches of Salem, suspected Communists were encouraged to confess and to name others to escape punishment. Miller was put on trail and made to confess, he refused to give names just as Proctor had done.
             Arthur Miller wrote the play to show how a community can be affected by intolerance and hysteria. He wanted to use the allegory with 1950s America to show people what ordeals and pressures the accused people had to endure and how tension and hysteria affected people's emotions and characters.
             The story focuses on John Proctor. His affair with Abigail Williams led to Abigail's jealousy of his wife Elizabeth Proctor. I am looking at two scenes which show the relationship and complexity of
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