Arthur Miller uses an abundance of irony in his play, The Crucible. Irony was shown at almost every aspect of the play and often these ironic incidents foreshadow future event or events creating and building up a sense of dramatic tension.
             Of these incidents, one was the fact that the Puritans themselves were supposed to be good and strong and spreading the good ways of god in ironic in itself. Miller showed the Puritans accusing, blaming and holding grudges against one another. This indicates to the readers that in the latter half of the play will be very chaotic and packed with many events and incidences. The Puritans should have been devoted to the church and each other instead of "pointing fingers" and accusing each other leading to a tragic ending for the accused.
             It is quite ironic that Elizabeth Proctor was arrested by Mr. Cheever after she had advised her husband, John Proctor, to explain to him how Abigail Williams was not quite innocent and how she had created a conspiracy to get what she want and to cover up her guilt. It is ironic because Mr. Cheever was probably thinking that Elizabeth was the one guilty of creating the conspiracy accusing others of witchery to cover up her true guilt but in reality it the opposite. This shows how much of the town had fallen for Abigail's lies and demonstrated how many of further investigations would result in. This injustice provides a sense of how the truth is meaningless to a mind that was already affected by lies and how it could turn against you.
             Another ironic incident involved the time when Abigail Williams accused Elizabeth of trying to kill her with a needle that was jabbed into her abdomen. Investigations revealed that Elizabeth possesses a poppet with a needle piercing the abdomen. During that era a poppet was considered a tool of witchcraft, thus it means to the Puritans that Elizabeth was a witch. In reality, Abigail wants Elizabeth dead in order to have J...