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Episode 16: The Crucible: An allegory of collective hysteria and fanaticism.

Episode 16: The Crucible: An allegory of collective hysteria and fanaticism.

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The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller that uses the Salem witch trials as an allegory for McCarthyism. It depicts a community consumed by paranoia, false accusations, and religious extremism.
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