Superstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or
in prison. In the seventeenth century, a belief in witches and
witchcraft was almost universal. In Salem Massachusetts
where the witch trials take place many people who are
suspicious is accused of witchcraft and hanged. Arthur
Miller wrote a play called The Crucible. It is based on the
Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trials change many
peoples lives and even led to death for some. The power of
superstition and hearsay can distort from the truth. Four
ministers of Salem joined Matther, and they spent a whole
day in the house of the afflicted in fasting and prayer. The
result of which was the delivery of one of the family from the
power of the witch. A niece and daughter of the parish
minister at Danvers were first afflicted. Their actions
frightened other young people, who soon showed the same
symptoms, such as loss of appetite and sickness. A belief
quickly spread over Salem and throughout the state......
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