different narratives of the Salem Witch trials. The Scarlet Letter is a novel and The Crucible is a

play. While The Scarlet Letter deals mainly with the sin of adultery, The Crucible mainly deals

with witchcraft. Both have obvious similarities like the setting and the crime, however, one of the

greatest similarities between the two is the loyalty of the Puritan people to their appointed

officials. Whether they were church or court officials, the public supported them no matter what,

because in their theocratic society, the eyes of the officials were those of God.

In The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne's punishment was assigned to her by a highly prestigious

panel of men from the Churches and Courts of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. All of the

of the court and the words of the church were all that mattered; they wee above all else because

nne's punishment because of their loyalty to the court. They

"All innocent and Christian people are happy for the courts in Salem!"

and tenderness of heart, they have doomed Mistress Prynne to stand only a space of three hours

likely, her husband may be at the bottom of the sea; - they have not been bold to put in force the

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