Part one of term paper
The 1953 premiere of confirmed Arthur Miller’s reputation as one of America’s most important and serious playwrights. The drama is a historical play of 17th century colonial America and a parable about the communist witch hunts in the United States of the 1950s. The events which surround Miller’s timely novel are separated by some tw ...

Part two of term paper
... is set in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. The events in take place in the late seventeenth century. The people of Salem were colonist from England seeking religious freedom. Salem was a Puritan town and had a strong theocracy. The moral standards of the people were very high. A fear of the unknown hung over the population. The setting of helps add to the conflict and sets up a fertile environment for associated guilt (Weales 58). Examples of associated guilt as presented in ...