The Crucible by Arthur MillerEvery great playwright has his time in the spotlight, for Arthur Miller this moment is believed to have arrived when he created The Crucible. The play is based on the corruption of the Salem witch trials that condemned many to an unjust death. Numerous criticisms and interpretations have been published to help the reader visualize a clearer picture of the work and understand what was happening in that time period. The setting of language and the force of evil along with a review of hysteria and ideology and finally an interpretation of the devil in Salem can be discussed in The Crucible as well as in this article. The Crucible for Miller has been a turning point so far. for he was a playwright. It was the first time in his career as a playwright that he did not base his work on a Greek background. Miller's creation also attracted attention because the reader noticed a more diverse choice of characters with individual descriptions on characters such as Hale, Abigail, Putnam, and Proctor. Miller also uses the main theme of his play very well, basing the fate of a Massachusetts town on the decision of a few people. Curtis believed that the greatest drama occurred during the collision between divine and secular law. (68) I believe this statement to be true, all was quiet in Salem and the whole fiasco could have been avoided if Rev. Parris had told the town that Betty was sick in bed instead of blurting out that she was possessed. Most likely divine and secular law would not have conflicted and citizens would not have been so harshly accused. The role of titles in the work shows the greatness of one character compared to another. One's integrity, reputation, prestige, functional power and selfishness... at the center of the card... is their description. One as a materialistic and controlling priest and the other as a spoiled teenager who ruins many people's lives. Arthur Miller's The Crucible was full of controversy and superstition, as well as many other elements of great dramaturgy. Bibliography: Works Cited Barron's ed. Services. Notes from Baron's book, "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. New York: Barron's ed. Services Inc., 1984.Burns, Margo. Fact and fiction "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. 2 pages. Online. Internet.Burns, Margo. The Witch Index. 4 pages. Online. Internet.Miller, Arthur. The assault on privacy. New York: University of Michigan Press, 1994. Miller, Arthur. Electric Library. Enciclopedia.com. 1 page Online. Internet.Miller, Arthur. Listenings collected. 2 vols. The Viking Press, 1981.Sparknotes.com. The Crucible. 8 pages. Online. Internet.