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In the Crucible Arthur Miller is rarely straightforward about religion and truth. However Arthur talks about how the people of Salem undermines the power of the church and state. The court places places their faith in the girls, because of the a covenant means of arresting their destroying power. Many also start to show their faith in individuals. Truth is whenever Abigail was actually Truthful about having an Affair with John Proctor. In the play it was pretty much the only time that Abigail was honest. A time that Arthur showed realigion was was when john was on the stand and the judge made Proctor state the ten commandments and John had forgotten the one about adultery. This sheds some light on the fact that he really did have an affair even though it was a honest mistake that he had forgotten it. It’s also pretty ironic that
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What Miller is saying about truth is that the majority of the people in Salem are NOT supportive about the Salem Witch Trials. They also hold personal integrity and even truth very very low. An example is the Putnams, who outright abuse and manipulate the truth in hope to gain financial and personal issues. Then you have Giles Corey, Rebecca the nurse, and later John Proctor, who all die in their own way as part of an act of resistance against all the lies of the Salem Witch trials. Elizabeth Proctor is placed between a hard decision of “truth” when she lies to supposedly save her husband, John Proctor, but also think about the way that when Hale tries to persuade her to encourage her husband to lie to save his life, she quietly rejects this offer and takes is as “the Devil’s argument.” Even John Proctor has a decision about whether to tell a lie and live or to tell the truth and die, but at this point John Proctor could/can set himself completely free by telling the truth. He decides to tell the truth so that it can set him free from all the doubts he has had about his goodness and