... society was a community based on complete social and governmental power over its followers. Puritanism was a lifestyle that was completely demanding and dominant in the lives its believers. Those who resisted this control or defied its rule were quickly turned upon. In The Crucible, the people of the town and court feel that in their quest for social perfection there is no room for one individual who may question ... the methods that are used to acquire social perfection. "A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be ... no road between."(Act 3) Here Da...

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