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The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller to prove that the red list was just another witch hunt. A group of people called the Puritans who practiced Calvinism traveled to new land and set up in Salem. In Salem witch craft was associated with the devil and was a sin. During the Salem Witch Trials a group of young girls accused people around the village of witchcraft. If someone was accused of witchcraft they were put through test to see if they were a witch one being if a pure element like water resists them. Accused witches also had to go through a trial where it was decided if they were guilty of witchcraft.