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The Crucible: Arthur Miller’s morality tale was as much a reaction to his own marital failings as it was to the ‘red scare’

The Crucible: Arthur Miller’s morality tale was as much a reaction to his own marital failings as it was to the ‘red scare’

At the height of America’s ‘red scare’ witch-hunts, Miller, whose play makes a martyr hero of the husband, was having an affair with Marilyn Monroe.

23.10.2026 6

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Witch memorials are quietly spreading across Europe

As long as we live in a world where people are persecuted for perceived differences, memorialising accused witches will reveal the deadly consequences...

30.10.2025 10

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