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.

Confessing these sins would bring freedom upon the accused, because God forgave all sinners. All though they would be banished from the town forever, they would get to live. Unfortunately many did not want to trade respect for life, and they did not “confess” these sins. The methods in which they forced these confessions out of people were very brutal and deadly. This included stoning, piercing, stabbing, hitting, crushing, and ripping off of the flesh.

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Title: Salem Witch Trials
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