ich in their lives. Only they end up suffering for a lifetime and an eternity. The characters of the play suffered just the same except they made no packed with the devil and hung just the same. Perhaps the accuser should point the finger in the opposite direction and realize where the evil is coming from.In the opinion of many readers The Crucible was a definitive point in the playwright career of Arthur Miller. He devised a way to show his own moral thoughts and opinions in a play that delt with one of the most memorable and tragic periods of time. His interpretation of the devil in Salem was on key and described the attitude and trial processes of that time. One got a sense of a constant gloomy day because of the surroundings and general attitude of the play. The pain and suffering the families went through was reborn in this work.The form in which the language was set was identical to the form used in “medieval” Salem. The force of evil tag teamed with the form of language in showing how ignorant and ludicrous the accusations were. If one was seen walking about late at night they were accused of witchcraft, no matter what their personal status was. With the addition of the titles that were given to characters such as Goody Nurse and Goody Proctor helped to enhance the mood and setting of the play. Finally, the hysteria and ideology in the play displayed the outrageous effects of theological beliefs during that period of time. Hysteria is displayed when mass confusion is mixed with the accusations that were the cause of so many unjust deaths. For example towards the end of the play when Salem was described as a ghost town because so many people were dead or in jail for witchcraft. Miller’s use of ideology in the play is shown through the extensive detail used in describing his characters individually. Characters like Rev. Parris and Abigail played the role to match their description. One as a control...
