What is thought in a play? According to the definition on CriticaLink, “Thought comprises both the rational processes through which characters come to decisions, as represented in the drama, as well as the values put forward in the form of maxims and proverbs”. (Aristotle)The thought behind the crucible is at the time Arthur Miller is writing this it is the red scare of 1953. Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible as a way to teach people about the upcoming hardships they were going to face as a result of the Red Scare. Using the Salem Witch Trials as an allegory of the period in the 50s called McCarthyism. The crucible was an eye opener for many of the people who read it. The witches served as a symbol of the men and women tried and were found guilty
