In the play "The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller, each and every character holds the trait of either being weak, showing courage or being truthful. Overall the play held a powerful message that sometimes things aren't how they seem and won't always work out for the good. The play started off with young girls in the forest dancing and doing witchcraft in the depth of the night, going against the belief of the towns Christly behavior. The girls were weak during this scene because they were all hoping to get something great out of this. They were told if they did these things they would get something in return which is a selfish and conniving thing to do. They knew the risks, they knew their morals and yet they still did it. Even later on