Arthur Miller's The Crucible and the scandal surrounding President Clinton can be compared in profusion. The old saying of history repeating itself is certainly proved true in this state of affairs (no pun intended), proving the timelessness of The Crucible. Key players utilized by Miller can be interpreted into many notorious faces portrayed by the media encircling our fearless leader. Although all comparisons are not players at all, but some merely concepts.
             The most obvious comparison protrudes from this circumstance like a sore thumb. This is the correlation between President Clinton and John Proctor. The primary similarity in their characters is the act of unfaithfulness to their wives. Each, different in status, is looked upon by their communities as leaders. Many will follow in their example, which is exactly why Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Proctor both stood steadfastly by their husbands, regardless of how much information each was given.
             For this reason of faithfulness in her husband, Elizabeth Proctor attempted to protect John by deceiving the court concerning the adulterous crime her husband committed. This deception was committed under oath in the court. In the same way, Clinton attempted to deceive the court and the American public in regard to his affairs with Lewinsky. His fib was orated under oath in the court also. Both fabricated to cover for one's actions. Proctor did this to conceal her husbands condemned actions. Clinton did this to conceal his own condemned actions.
             Abigail Williams and Monica Lewinsky are both united as the temptresses. They each saw what they desired and aggressively sought after it with complete disregard for the fact that it did not belong to them. Abigail Williams saw John Proctor as a noted man in the community that she wished to pursue a relationship with. She had no intention to lose him by him being hanged in the end. Similarly, Lewinsky observed Bill...