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Ousmane Sow Mr. Stein English III October 20, 2014

Motivating Forces of the Witch Hunts in the // Crucible //

 Puritanism is a motivating force in the witch-hunts thus far in the //Crucible //. This is mainly due to the Puritan ideology that whoever does not follow all rules the way they were meant be followed is automatically a contestant in the ever so ending world of the witch-hunts. In the play, Sarah Good or Goody Good was accused of witchcraft, but because she confessed she was let free. The reason for her convictions were because she did not know her commandments, which is totally understandable do to the mass observation of the community’s eyes within the courtroom in which she was sentenced. Her commandments were the only aspect of Puritanism that she was not in perfect touch with, for “of all ten she could not say a single one. (Miller 58).” Even that little of a thing was enough to land her in the “Most likely to be a witch” section of her yearbook. Just because she was not like the regular ideal Puritan person. The belief in Puritanism that everyone should be perfect and those with the slightest bit of fault within them, are most likely to be corrupt is one of the aspects of Puritanism that ignite and fueled the witch-hunts 1692.