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In Miller's play, "The Crucible," the reader learns that Thomas Putnam was a dangerous and ambitious wealthy man, who would unnecessarily accuse people of practicing witchery only to utilize the opportunity to buy off their land.
- Miller's insertion of the historical note in the dialogue provides background information to explain Putnam's purpose for accusing people of being witches. He wanted revenge for people's failure to feature his in-law as a minister in the government.
- Using this play, Arthur Miller exposes and condemns McCarthyism, mob mentality, and prejudice.
Thus, the historical note about Thomas Putnam drives home the point that people are driven by jealousy and not reason, profits and power and not neighborly love, to commit heinous crimes to the detriment of others.
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