The Crucible and the Ironies of Religion Arthur Miller wrote the famed play “The Crucible” as an analogy of his experiences during the red scare. He undoubtedly demonstrated the ignorance of the people whom were accusing he and others of being affiliated with the communist party. I also believe that he did much more than expose the corruption going on during the red scare. I believe that in “The Crucible” Arthur Miller paints a vivid picture of how corrupt and evil religion itself can be. A particular scene where Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris are questioning Abigail and Tituba is a great example of this immorality. Religion can be dated back to the origins of man-kind, far before we have records of written history. As far back as when The Neanderthals roamed earth, they would bury their dead as perhaps a way to ease them and prepare them for the afterlife. Humans have always created stories to help explain the unexplainable, things that were not yet understood through science, and to bring a sense of hope and peace to our inner …show more content…
Either something is of God, or of his opposition, the Devil. Reverend Paris and Reverend Hale are both presumed men of God who are to be of the upmost respect yet they bring me the opposite of peace and love to their community. They ironically place and use the main tool of “the devil”, fear. By planting the seed of fear into the minds of the people through talk of the Devil, spirits, and witchcraft the reverends unleash all sorts of hell and misery upon the people of Salem. If the adults would have never spoke of such things, Betty would have most likely never fallen into the deep spell of depression and fear that she did. If the Reverend’s had never brought up such nonsense, then Abigail would have not accused the other women to take the blame of such terrible things off