the crucible

During the Salem witch trials of 1692, many innocent people die as a cause of being accused of witchcraft. In this time period where people believe the most obscure and inconsequential stories, it is common sense for them to believe in witchery. One author named Arthur Miller, docuemented these trials in a play called The Crucible. His objective is not just to document on these events but also to compare them to those of his era, …

…they are alike in many ways. Miller tries to prove that history does repeat itself, and though some might think that our civilization is so much more advanced analyzing it would prove to differ. Reverend Hale is a great example of this because his beliefs totally changed from believing that anyone could be capable of witchcraft to being almost a joke of these honest faithful people to have any type of contact with the devil.