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Generally, during the time of which the Crucible took place, there was a religious group of people named the "Puritans," who wanted a perfect religious society by any means. The Puritans were strong believers in a simple lifestyle in order to please their God; along with the belief of God, they followed the theology of Calvinism which included: total depravity, predestination, limited atonement, grace, theocracy, the "City Upon A Hill" theory, and education. Additionally, as these people developed into this era, there came the belief of Satan and his wrong doings upon which he affected the townspeople themselves, thus starting the violent "Salem Witch Trials."