Similarities Between Year Of Wonders And The Crucible

in the book year of wonders and the play The crucible, both of the antagonist and protagonists all seek conformity within the troubled towns as the plague happens in the year of wonders and the witch trials happening in the crucible. With all the town people in panic they look for something to follow, which leads them to religion where they have their own rules and regulations to help guide them through each crisis.
Even though both the scenarios were over-exaggerated, there was no way to tell if it was just a coincidence or if god had sent them a ‘trail’ for the people to face, for year of wonders it was just a piece of infected cloth that turned into the plague, while in the crucible it was girls taking advantage of the stupid religious people