'What joy shall fill the redeemed souls, when they dwell in glory, to see the sinner as he rolls, in the unquenchable flames of hell'? (Isaac Watts). In the Bible of Puritan times, the theme of hell was unavoidable. Sin and hellfire were also the dark and twisted theme of many writers in the Puritan era of witches and the urgency of sin's redemption to pass from life to death. “Thou shalt not tolerate a witch” was a commandment the Puritans believed in during the witch trials and was also explained in the play “The Crucible” (1277). The belief of the witches during the trials was very high especially if it was against their Bible and beliefs. Anyone who managed to convince the court that they were "bewitched" was tried and hanged for confessing to witchcraft. The confessions of these accused witches signed the devil's black book in blood. (12--). Confessing to being with the devil was also against their belief of one who is already chosen for God. If someone signed with the devil it meant they were condemning themselves to hell and were not chosen for God. Some signs of a witch included the number of unbaptized children, the marks on the body and the frequency with which you participated in community sermons. Puritans lived in constant fear of not being chosen for God, of being driven to the redemption of the soul, and listened to sermons about fears of hell more than the very person they were supposed to be trying to please, God. In "The Black Veil of minister,” the opening scene is set in a church of a Puritan society. The people of the town are entering the church when their minister enters with his face covered by a black veil. The veil, in history, symbolized two different pieces. 'Hide your face under the consciousness of secret sin' was the first p...... middle of the paper ......k is rich and is happy because he can have everything he ever wanted was perception. (15-16). But reality he put a bullet in his head maybe out of depression or unhappiness but it shows this perception and imagination that we build on someone and then BAM! People wake up to see the real world and it's not all they thought it would be. Puritans had a hard religious life facing hell and damnation, redemption of the soul, and the bridge between life and death as “chosen” or not. Works CitedEdward, Jonathan. The Eternity of the Torments of Hell: The Minds of the Puritans, copyright 1995. Roman Numerals II and IVHughes, Langston. Me Too: The Estate of Langston Hughes, copyright 1994.Miller, Arthur. The Crucible, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. Copyright 2002.Robinson, A. Edwin. Richard Cory, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. Copyright 2002 Watts, Isaac.