If a person sinned they had to confess it, regret it, a perform some act of penance. To avoid being hanged many people in The Crucible confessed to sins they did not commit. ... Adultery was one of the worst sins someone could commit. ... It was an atrocious sin for children to even dance, so to avoid punishment they would pretend to be under the spell of the Dev . ...

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