A review by jdubes
The Crucible by Arthur Miller

3.0

An engaging read that I'd like to see performed. The history may be a little revisionist, but if you read it as the fiction it is, it is a well-written story. The characters are fairly well-developed, and the plot is timeless. It's a story you could see unfolding in many familiar settings. Climate-gate might be one example--the truth is no longer as important as the question of the authority of Science. It highlights the individual's bias in perceiving and presenting reality, the rampant selfishness of people in general, and the abuse of authority to those ends.

I must also say, however, that what I got out of this read was probably more than the intended parallel Miller was trying to make between Salem and McCarthy, which was quite apparent throughout the play and is what kept me from giving it four stars.