The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play set during the 1692 Salem witch trials, allegorically critiquing McCarthyism and now social media. A group of girls led by Abigail Williams falsely accuses townspeople of witchcraft to cover their own activities in the woods, leading to mass hysteria, ruined reputations, and executions, with John Proctor ultimately choosing to die rather than confess to a lie to uphold his integrity.