The Salem Hysteria

A detailed Summary of The Salem Hysteria

Do you believe in witches? Today this question might sound rather

ridiculous, but in the 1600's simply mentioning the word "witch" could get you in

some serious trouble with the community. This word could make you the center

of contraversy, which could ultimately result in death. "Are you a witch? Are you

communicating with the devil? Why don't you confess?" How would you respond

to these questions? The obvious answer would be to say no, but if you were

respond this way you would be hung. In my opinion, the Salem Village wanted to

believe that you were a witch. Life in Salem was harsh with high taxes, bad

weather, wars, and the smallpox epidemic. It was run under a theocratic system

with no separation between church and state. In other words, there was no

separation between the laws of God and the laws of the colony. Life was tough

and boring for the community of Salem and they wanted a change. This is why I

believe the Puritans were so anxious to find witches in their community.

The hysteria began in winter of 1692 when a young Puritan girl, Betty

Parris, became strangely ill. Betty was the daughter of the highly respected

Society feels that there are more important problems to worry about. Also, it

complained of fever. This could have been a result of a combination of things

By the end of the trials, nineteen convicted witches were executed. About

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