Many innocent Puritans in Salem died after being falsely accused of witch craft. The Crucible explains the lives of those accused and why they chose to give their life to receive a place in heaven. Because of how strongly they followed their religion, they died for good reasons. When someone was convicted of being a witch, they had to face the court of law and either confess to something they didn't do or die. In …showed first 75 words of 601 total…

…showed last 75 words of 601 total…I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" (Miller 143). The Puritans had strong religious backgrounds and that is why choosing to die over choosing to live was an easy choice for them to make. They were courageous enough to stay true to their religion and deserve to be respected very highly because of that. There is no question that for them, dying was the right course of action.