Go To Jail.

[Tim Regan]

Hi All,

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter Cindy wrote:
> Cindy -- thinking that Arthur Miller fellow probably hasn't 
> read "Pat the Bunny" even *once*, and hoping Tim will 
> elaborate about "The Crucible"

Right. "The Crucible" is a play that Arthur Miller published in 
1953. It describes the witch trials of Salem Massachusetts in 1692, 
which Miller uses as a metaphor for the McCarthy trials. What made 
me think of the play is that it shows how innocent people can be 
found guilty of crimes they did not commit. In the play Abigail 
Williams (and other young women from the town) accuse Elizabeth 
Proctor (and others) of witchcraft. Elizabeth escapes hanging 
because she's pregnant but her husband John is hung. Abigail's 
motives were vindictive – she wanted revenge for being shunned. The 
potential of accusing Elizabeth gave Abigail real power. And she 
used it.

There's a film version which Miller wrote the screenplay for with 
Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder playing the leads in (I haven't 
seen this version though).

Cheers,

Dumbledad