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Comparing the two plays ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Little Malcolm And His Struggle Against The Eunuchs’.
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Part 1 I am comparing the two plays 'The Crucible' and 'Little Malcolm And His Struggle Against The Eunuchs'. Arthur Miller wrote 'The Crucible' in 1953, at the time of McCarthyism. 'Little Malcolm' was written by David Halliwell in 1964. 'The Crucible' was set before it was written; however 'Little Malcolm' was set around the time it was written. 'The Crucible' is set in 1692, Salem, Massachusetts. There is a general theme of suspicion, as the Salem witch trials were what was happening at the time, and show how the suspicion and superstition led to constant accusations and harsh punishments. This idea stemmed from the original stimulus of the McCarthy communist persecutions, as does the idea of 'naming names' to get off the hook. It was written as an allegory; Miller would not have gotten away with writing a play openly on the political affairs of the time, due to censorship...
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