"Of course it was her spirit only, but his satisfaction at confessing himself was no lighter than if it had been Martha herself. One could not ordinarily speak such things in public." (Miller, Pg141)
The society's culture in Scarlett Letter and The Crucible are very similar. Committing adultery is forbidden in both society. People in both society are very religious. All the sin you had done will be known by all the people in town. In the Crucible, thinking about it is just as bad as actually doing it.
Just like the Scarlet Letter, this shows that society mostly depended on the spirit and about confessing.
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