... "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller, the language is used to intensify the struggle between individual morality and social law. Set in the puritanical 'black and white' society of Salem, Massachusetts during the witch trials in the1600s, there is the idea that there is a serious danger in handing over too much power to a society with a mob-mentality. Miller utilizes powerful color imagery ... in serious risk of being permanently distorted by the government. There is an extensive use of allusions throughout the play that emphasizes the justification of persecution by use of religion. M...

• Word Count: 1145
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a series of trials takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, to drive out the devil's works brought to life through witchcraft. Hysteria has taken root in ... against one another or gain each others' land. Through the characters of John Proctor, the tragic hero; Giles Corey, the scapegoat; and Abigail Williams, the villain, Miller laments the fact that in the real world truth is not always rewarded and treachery sometimes prevails. John Proctor functions as the tragic hero who begins the play harboring ... the right thing, but when he does it leads to h...

• Word Count: 1144
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate