The Crucible Essay The story The Crucible takes place during the times of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. This was a time of much hypocrisy in the people of the town of Salem. Many people believed anything they heard or saw. Although The Crucible is fictitious, the story depicts the histori...
-Puritans were the ones he wanted out -Most puritans were either Presbyterians or Congregationalists Presbyterians - Were guided by Ministers and higher governing bodies Congregationalists -Answered to no higher authority, each congregation is their own authority -Puritans were Calvinists and believed in predestination Predestination God has ordained the outcome of history and the eternal fate of every individual human being -The Puritans become critics of The Church of England because they believed that the church had not done enough to purify the corruptions of Roman Catholici...
