Part one of term paper
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about the Salem witch trials that occurred in the late 1600's. The scare about the witches was a result of a group of girls dancing in the forest. Dancing was not tolerated by the Puritans in that time. News about the dancing got out, and rumors were started about witchcraft. This is what triggered ...

Part two of term paper
... anything was wrong with the trials. Then some of the more respected people were called out as witches. After a few of the respected people were hung, the village realized something was wrong. A short time later, the court was thrown out, and there were no more hangings. In less than a year, a total of nineteen men and women we re hung because of the paranoia and fear during the Salem witch trials. The Puritans were a very proper and dignified society. Dancing was considered evil and was ...