Which word best matches the meaning of the word "gold" in line 1?

 Probably something like "precious" or like the purity of the spiritual aspects

Explanation: Gold symbolises the purity of like a spiritual aspect, allowing one to both attain and maintain with the sources of all beings.

i would like to compare these two interpretations of the crucible : 1) eric christ's interretation and wade bradford's interpretation. the main differences between there interretaions is that in the first one you can notice direct link to joseph mccarthy whereas the second one represents how the town is filled with hysteria.the second interpretation shows that author believes that the story   about puritan town in salem is based on actual events while the first example shows the sencible reference to sort of bias.

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