... century was the effect of the mass amounts of power held by a group of individuals. Within the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller, several characters are pinned as the possessors of the ability to alter their community, and American history, forever. Miller focuses on three individuals in Salem Massachusetts who hold the power to exploit the deception that has swept their community. The ... position to do so. By the time characters such as Reverend John Hale, and John Proctor attempt to reveal the truth behind the chaos, the grave has already been dug. Arthur Miller intended to tell mo...

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... she went into a coma-like state. Rumors of witchcraft started to fill the town Reverend Parris summons for John Hale of Beverly. Reverend Hale is and intellectual, nave witch-hunter. Arthur Miller describes him as "a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual. This is a beloved errand for him; on being called to ascertain witchcraft he has felt the pride of the specialist whose unique ... ...

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