"The question is not the reality of witches but the power of authority to define the nature of the real, and the desire, on the part of individuals and the state, to identify those whose purging will relieve a sense of anxiety and guilt."
—Arthur Miller's notes on The Crucible
Just a few thoughts about two plays I've returned to over and over again the past few years: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan.
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