The Crucible, a play by famed playwright Arthur Miller, tells the story of the witch trials that occurred in Salem during the seventeenth century. Amidst lies, deceit, and betrayal, Salem was the site of a relatively massive genocide based solely on unproven facts and allegations. However, the real message of the story is something else as The Crucible is an allegory denouncing McCarthyism. This writing assignment will focus on the following question: “If the text were written in a different time, place, or language, or for a different audience, how and why might it differ?” Based on the context of this literary piece, we will then see how a text might change based on the historical period, the setting and the language used in the show The Crucible and the audience for which it was written. The purpose of this task is also to visualize the reasons for these differences in case changes occur. The Crucible was written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. Miller was portraying, through the re-enactment of the Salem witch trials, an anti-communist movement that we can call McCarthyism. The work is therefore an allegory of McCarthyism. It illustrates the impact of the hysteria that witchcraft sparked in the town of Salem, thus demonstrating the effect of the Red Scare on American society. Miller exposed the actions of McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee through the character Abigail, whose abilities to lie and deceive lead to the deaths of numerous law-abiding citizens of Salem. However, Arthur Miller's message would not have the same relevance if the work had been written in a different era. The purpose of the work would have been completely outdated since it was written for a specific time period. McCarthyism lasted... half the paper... of its league. The tone of the story also varies depending on which character is speaking, thus influencing our view of each character. Miller gave a harsher tone to the judges, thus portraying them as evil. Abigail was portrayed with a rather malevolent tone which therefore classified her as the main villain of the story. Proctor and the other victims had a more innocent tone and are therefore seen as victims. Therefore, the language in which the work is written has a defined purpose, and altering it can have a significant impact on the meaning and objectives of the work. The literary elements of The Crucible were chosen for a specific reason as they have different effects on the story and the audience. . Therefore, changing the time, place, audience, or language of the work significantly changes it and consequently alters the context, meaning, and purpose of the story.