One of the elements that does come out of the play is that
there are those in the position of power who use the law as their instrument to
consolidate political gain and personal ambition. These individuals frame their own
personal agendas under the guise of "justice." The individuals in the position of power
in Salem, such as Abigail, Parris, and Putnam, are able to enhance their own sense of
control through the pursuit of "justice" through identification of townspeople as
witches. The idea might not be centered on the unjust nature of justice. Yet, I think
that the drama goes very far in asserting that there are individuals who use political
power as a way of advancing their own agenda. For these individuals, justice is just
one more of multiple means to get what they desire, what they covet. The pursuit of
justice is a complex one, filled with many ambiguities. Instead of focusing on these
challenges, individuals in the position of power seek to embrace simplistic and
reductive solutions, and these propositions not only obscure justice's pursuit but allow
them to consolidate and strengthen their own power. It is in this that Miller offers
his strongest of rebuke, as opposed to the pursuit of justice.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Miller's Play, The Crucible, suggests that in some contexts the law is not always just. Discuss.
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