Miller had gone to Salem to research for his play. After finishing his play, Miller had returned to Salem for the first time in forty years where he talks about his reasons for writing The Crucible. “And what my play is really about and what I think Salem means, or what it should mean, is that here, some people refuse to compromise with the government and tell lies in order to save their lives.” (Arthur Miller, Witch City Documentary) What Miller is saying is that even now, the people will do what they well please just so that they could live, and so this could include calling someone a witch. The people really were selfish and wanted only salvation for themselves. Their beliefs of the Church being always right actually led them astray from the path of God, what they wanted so
Miller had gone to Salem to research for his play. After finishing his play, Miller had returned to Salem for the first time in forty years where he talks about his reasons for writing The Crucible. “And what my play is really about and what I think Salem means, or what it should mean, is that here, some people refuse to compromise with the government and tell lies in order to save their lives.” (Arthur Miller, Witch City Documentary) What Miller is saying is that even now, the people will do what they well please just so that they could live, and so this could include calling someone a witch. The people really were selfish and wanted only salvation for themselves. Their beliefs of the Church being always right actually led them astray from the path of God, what they wanted so