One of the main themes in the play is the conflict between good and evil. Several of the characters struggle to overcome this conflict in themselves. How does John Proctor struggle to find his essential goodness?

... 'The Crucible' Coursework One of the main themes in the play is the conflict between good and evil. Several of the characters struggle to overcome this conflict in themselves. How does John Proctor struggle to find his essential goodness? The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by a group of Puritan settlers who arrived from England in 1630. The Massachusetts Bay colony was driven by the religious principles of Congregationalism. Each church and its community were supposed to be independent, but in fact they all followed the same strict code of belief and behavior. Members of the congregation who swayed from these norms were severely punished. As the community were strong Puritans, executions were public, and could take the form of hanging, beheading or pressing to death, if not a less cruel punishment would take place such as an ear, nose or limb being cut off. In 1692 In Salem Massachusetts, many people, both

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