Part one of term paper
This play is named The Crucible, which means a severe test or trial, because the accused, the families, and the girls are being put through a great ordeal. Foremost, this is the most difficult for the men and women accused by the girls. They were actually put on trial and sent to jail, torn between the decision of lying under oath or ...

Part two of term paper
... accused are also put "on trial." They face the agony of losing a loved one, if he or she decides to go with God, and not proclaim themself to be a witch. The families may try their hardest to persuade them to tell a lie and set themself free, but they would also have to live with the lie, and the perpetual doubt of the town. Some of these women have very young children, who would be scarred for life because of the horror in the town, at their early age. Some of the youngsters themselves are being ...