15970. "THE CRUCIBLE" AND "AFTER THE FALL" BY ARTHUR MILLER (DRAMA REVIEW). This paper discusses how these two Arthur Miller Plays use law as a theme. Both plays relate to the anti-Communist McCarthy investigations of the 1950s. In addition, both plays show the legal process to be ineffective in attaining ‘truth’ and ‘justice,’ and in dealing with emotions. In both plays, the main characters end of ‘judging’ themselves. Keywords: fiction red baiting fifties McCarthyism. Written 2003. 11 pages; 35 footnotes; 8 bibliographic sources. 2,519 words.