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Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to the McCarthy hearings in the 1950's as a way of illustrating another, real witchhunt.
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The importance in the opening scene is that it is able to show devotion and friendship in the first characters that has been shown in the merchant of venice, created by Shakesphere. The characters are namedly, Antonio and Bassinio. They were able to show their friendship in the opening scene as a strong and devoted relationship and how they were able to show it with the given scenarios.
Definitely <span>building consensus.</span>
She was the one who influenced Macbeth to kill the king for power so bascially she was happy about it