Is knowing the crucible’s historical context necessary to understand the playwright's message? explain.

No.

"The Crucible" is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized version of the Salem witch trials that occurred in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692 and 1693.

There are two levels in which the play can be read. On the one hand, the play relies on the audience having some knowledge of the historical period it discusses. Knowing about the early days of the colonies can help us understand how religion, culture, tradition, patriarchy and several other social elements contributed to the development of the witch trials. Therefore, some knowledge of the historical context might be useful.

However, on a deeper level, the play's message is not only about the witch trials. Instead, it present a critique of "witch hunts" in general, and in particular, persecution from the government. In fact, the play is thought to be an allegory for McCarthyism, when the U. S. persecuted communist sympathizers. Therefore, the main message of the play is universal, and does not rely on a deep knowledge of a particular historical context.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

the answer is definitely option c. "sonnet xxxi best illustrates the division. in the octave, the poet observes that the moon is in love. in the sestet, he gives his reaction to the fickleness of woman's love."