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Comparing Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco and The Crucible by Arthur Miller

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century throughout history. With those changes resided the natural and perhaps inherent conditions of mankind that never seem to change. Arthur Miller and Eugene Ionesco were two playwrights who pointed  this out to those who pay attention. In Arthur Millers "The Crucible" and Eugene Ionescos "Rhinoceros" we have two plays which offer up the inherently ignorant nature of man. They  indicate that there are some elements which seem timeless when it comes to what man is capable of and what man has not learned throughout their civilization. In the following  paper we examine the two plays separately and then provide a brief comparison and contrast of the two. The Crucible The tragedy that occurred with the Salem Witch  Trials, and many other events throughout time, both before and after the trials, has stood as a reminder to mankind of how unjust man can be. It stands as a  reality that cannot be forgotten and it stands as a very powerful reminder of the inherently evil nature of man. As such a powerful reminder it has also stood as  a powerful theme within literature and drama. Arthur Millers "The Crucible" is clearly testament to that fact. Millers work, interestingly enough, was written "in 1953 during the McCarthy period  when Americans were accusing each other of Pro-Communist beliefs. Many of Millers friends were being attacked as communists and in 1956, Miller himself was brought before the House of  Un-American Activities Committee where he was found guilty of beliefs in communism" (Anonymous The Crucible: Introduction crucible). It is a tale that tells of a young girl who is scorned  and then decides to enrage the entire town, leading them in a witch hunt. "The play, The Crucible, shows a community which ignites and burns with accusations of witchcraft, mass