1. The Crucible and McCarthyism
"I see no light of God in that man," is Parris being described as devoid of light. Throughout the play, there is a distinct boundary with which people are associated, either being with God or against God. At the end of Act three Proctor exclaims, "When you know all in your black hearts God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!... " This contrasts Abigail with Moses, an important religious figure that led the Israelites across the Red Sea. ... In Act two, Reverend Hale alludes to the Devil: "an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him be...
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