The Play Crucible and Novel 1984 - Comparing the ways in which the two authors express the Themes of Authority, Power, Repression and Rebellion

The Play Crucible is a fictional re-call of events in the American history surrounding the Salem witch trials of the seventeenth century which also provide the metaphor for Miller's parable of the Mc Carthy trials of the 1950s, John Proctor's agonising struggle with guilt emphasises the restrictive nature of the Puritan society. The play explored the fate of citizens when the law of church and state was manipulated for personal gains and individuals end up having to decide, at great personal cost, where their loyalty lies. During the time of mistrust and hostility between USA and USSR, Sen…