▁economic , ▁social ▁and ▁religious ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁as ▁are ▁Bapt ista ' s . ▁In ▁tan dem ▁with ▁this ▁interpretation , ▁the ▁song ▁s ung ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁version ▁of ▁Ps alm ▁ 1 2 8 ▁(" B less ed ▁is ▁everyone ▁that ▁fe are th ▁the ▁Lord "), ▁which ▁was ▁often ▁s ung ▁in ▁Pur itan ▁households ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁me al ▁during ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁own ▁day , ▁and ▁which ▁pra ised ▁a ▁peace ful ▁family ▁life . ▁Spe aking ▁of ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁ps alm , ▁Miller ▁states ▁" I ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁[ the ▁conclusion ] ▁an ▁explicitly ▁religious ▁format , ▁so ▁people ▁could ▁see ▁it ▁as ▁not ▁just ▁simply ▁the ▁high - j inks ▁of ▁an ▁int ol er antly ▁self ish ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁simply ▁destroy ing ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁satisfy ▁his ▁own ▁van ity , ▁but ▁a ▁sacr amental ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁marriage , ▁where by ▁this ▁couple ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁love ▁each ▁other ▁by ▁recon cil ing ▁themselves ▁to ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁a ▁society ▁which ▁saw ▁ob ed ience ▁as ▁a ▁religious ▁requirement ." ▁Al ong ▁these ▁lines , ▁Miller ▁was ▁also ▁ins istent ▁that ▁to ▁interpret ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁femin ism ▁was ▁a ▁fla wed ▁approach ; ▁" what ▁we ▁think ▁now ▁is ▁really ▁quite ▁beside ▁the ▁point . ▁If ▁everything ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁what ▁we ▁think , ▁it '