"When it is recalled that until the Christian era the underworld was never regardded as a hostile area, that all gods were useful and essentially friendly to man despite occasional lapsesl when we see the steady methodical inculcation into humanity of the idea of man's worthlesseness - until redeemed - the necessity of the Devil may become evident as a weapon, a weapon designed and used time and time again in every age to whip men into a surrender to a particular church or church state."

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About Arthur Miller

American playwright and essayist whose works explored morality, responsibility, and social pressure in modern life. He wrote major dramas including Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, both central to 20th-century theater. His work received major literary and theatrical honors, including the Pulitzer Prize.

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