We reviewed the major theme in Miller's 'The Crucible,' and explored the reasons why a wave of accusations of witchcraft swept through Salem in 1692. Ben commented that accusing others is a way to direct attention away from oneself, and Ben was prompted to make predictions of who might be hung based on what we know thus far about the character's personalities and dynamics. We continued to read in Act II and learned that 39 women stand to be hung unless they confess. Ben remembered that even a cat was hung.