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Soon, no one will be able to slow down the process without being affected themselves.

The Witch Hunt by Arthur Miller

Inspired by the witch trials in Salem, America in 1692, Arthur Miller wrote this play that also spoke directly to the then contemporary times, where the McCarthy era's persecution of communists and the heated atmosphere characterized parts of the 1950s. The play begins with the minister's daughter, together with other girls, having been out at night and dancing in the woods. Now she lies seemingly unconscious in bed and the family gathers anxiously around her. A small incident gradually takes on terrible proportions as everyone wants to blame themselves and save themselves and looks for those responsible to point out. Accusations of witchcraft grow, mass hysteria and false accusations arise. Soon no one can slow down the events without being affected themselves.

The witch hunt