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The Role Revenge Played in The Crucible Revenge plays a major role in the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Due to the social structure of the 17th century society it was very easy for the town’s people to believe that witchcraft was the cause of all the town’s problems. The arising suspicion of witchcraft allowed the town’s people to express their hatred toward others and led many to seek revenge against …

…his neighbors for their land” (96). Putnam was promoting the accusations of neighbors so that if they were hung he would collect all their land. He was letting his friends die for the benefit himself. The assault of friends, enemies and neighbors occurs all throughout the play. After everything opens up anger throughout the whole town arises. People began to let out their anger in the form of revenge on friends, enemies, or even just neighbors.