At the story’s end, John is hanged, and it becomes apparent to the town of Salem that there is no such thing as witchcraft. As a result of these occurrences, theocracy came to an end in Salem. The ending to the play symbolizes the struggle evident throughout. The Crucible goes a long way to help understand the tragedies which occurred in Salem, as well as the tragedy during the nineteen-fifties. Millers’ style of writing is very simple. He uses simple sentences and words to make the reading easier to understand. The dialogue is effective in sounding like actual speech. Miller created images throughout the story which are hard to forget. The Crucible has had over 500 performances, around the world. The play is an engaging and timeless drama, with continued popularity not only in the United States, but all over the world. Miller centers on social concerns throughout the world. He expresses the human necessity for survival, and the lengths one will go to save his life. The Crucible parallels with the people of Salem, Washington, or even Nazi Germany. In each of these examples, vengeance turned neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother, and husband against wife. With the understanding and analysis of these crises’, others in the future can be prevented. Miller expresses the significance of mass hysteria in a society, and the frame of reference people held. The universal theme expressed in The Crucible deals with the intolerance of society. Because we, the people, are so intolerant to others who appear differently, we begin to become prejudiced against these people. Prejudiced, in great numbers, will in turn lead to mass hysteria, as shown in The Crucible. The Crucible is “a play of enormous strength and intelligence”-John McCain, New York Journal-American. This story reflects the suffering during human history. It reminds us that man is not perfect, and that we do make mistakes...
