No matter how bleak they seem, all plays end in hope. Discuss how true this statement is of a non-Shakespearean play you have studied. What is hope? To place one's confidence in the belief that something better will be obtained. "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller is a play in which many innocent characters die. Although the main message of the play is the restoration of hope to the village of Salem in the 17th century, …
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…the 17th Century. The bleak outlook for many of the characters in the play did not change and this play did not end in hope for them. The play reminds the audience of the ugly blemish on human history. It reminds us that society and the individual are not perfect and fair. This play ends with the audience having little faith in humanity, as we are condemned to relive the past in numerous other forms.