The title of Author Miller's play the Crucible fits the story in many ways. There
             are many definitions for a crucible but mainly two of them fit the story most. The
             first definition of a crucible is a melting pot that chemist and alchemists used to mix
             metals, but in order to melt the metals down they had to heat the metals up to a
             certain point for them to turn to liquids. So in fact a crucible is a container that can
             withstand high temperatures. In this way the characters of the play have to withstand a lot
             of heat but like all metals they find their boiling point and just give up. This is evident in
             the play when John Proctor, the story's main character, becomes so enthralled with
             the trial and all the pressure that he signs his own death warrant just to get it over
             with. The second definition of a crucible is a great test or trial, and as one might
             know the story unfolds itself to be a great trial of good versus evil. The title serves as
             a point of departure for the reader and gives the reader a edge into the story even
             before you start to read the play itself.
             In a metaphorical way, Miller uses the title The Crucible to potray many
             points. For example, The Crucible actually intended to be a satire of the
             anti-Soviet feeling that ran rampant throughout the country. The plays intention
             was to potray and poke holes into the feeling of the day, and the whole McCarthy
             trials going on back then. The play connected to that whole era because it showed
             how the hysteria of a people leads to its downfall and how the only thing we have
             to fear is our selves. For his work on this play and his affirmation of once being a
             member of the Communist party, Miller was put on a "Black List" . Like the Salem
             witch trials, many lives were ruined by the McCarthy trials. So Miller portrays
             himself to be John Proctor, a hard working, respectable, honest man whose life is
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