63-66). This quote is just one example of how those in the Puritan church only had the intent of self-gain. Puritan colonists normally came from the middle class, which symbolized the economic and social dynamic of the Puritan society. Preacher encouraged personal Bible study, which emphasized the individual's relationship with God. From the both the background of the Puritan society and the reading of The Crucible there has been deep surveillance over the people when it dealt with prayer and especially with the commandments. An example of this is when Revered Hale questioned John Proctor to recite the Ten Commandments. (Arthur Miller, Act II). Any departure from the "normal way'' of Puritan life resulted in strict objection and chastisement. Religion has a direct relationship with the society and culture of the Puritan society. Religion in the Puritan culture was like the foundation of a building. It was very essential. In The Crucible the Puritan Religion was taken to the extreme. Each character had a different relationship with God and if it wasn't profound enough you were accused. Extreme measured came when it was time to instruct the children about the dangers of the world. The Puritans were so ''religiously motivated'' that they spent all their time moving toward the education of children and how the Puritan religion worked. In the Puritan colonies since religion was essential there were three key components that were banned in the society to keep the devil away. These were drama, religious music and erotic poetry. Drama and erotic poetry led to a life of corruption for the soul which would eventually lead to Hell. According to The Crucible, this was taken very seriously. ''Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters''(Abigail, Act I, Arthur Miller"). The actions that Abigail and the other young women had indulged in were extremely looked down upon and would lead to great suspicion, but there was so much over exaggeration that this was looked over in the story.