The Salem Witchcraft Trials

The power one individual can posses over a group of people or even an entire community is astonishing. However the fact that one word coming out of someones mouth can lead to consequences such as death. Being a so called "witch" was your worst nightmare. The Salem Witchcraft trials was taken very seriously in Massachusetts.

Many were accused of being practicing with devils magic, almost around 200. As a result 19 were killed. After this tragedy occurred they knew that what they had done, was out of hand. It conflicted with peoples families and love to be exact. Hearts were broken and screaming and crying is all you heard on the day that they got hung.

It started to get out of hand, in this book a tragedy occurred, a women was accused for it and they had evidence. Rebecca Nurse got pointed out for practicing devils magic. The day she got sent to the judges everyone in town was as silent as the night could get, no one was talking, not even the kids. They were all amused by knowing that they had proof of a women who was practicing it.

The Salem meeting room had never been so packed until that day, every seat was taken, they all wanted to hear what would happen to Rebecca. The front row was saved for the adolescent girls who had accused her for being a witch. A witness called Ann Putman also was testifying for the death of Rebecca, she had said that she tried to make her sign the devils book which was completely  bizarre.

As  result of all the lying of who Rebecca Nurse truly was, she ended up getting hung at the end of the book. She was a strong women, and knew that the whole town wouldn't believe her of not practicing witch craft but she had no proof. Her death didn't only show how awful like was in the late 1600's but how unfair it was too.

Neighbors, friends, and family members that had anger towards you could get you to be seen hunted in front of the whole town if they said you were practicing it. Know one was really there for you to trust because life was so complicated, because by just saying that someone was practicing witch craft and you would admit it in front of everyone, they'd end up getting hung. Life wasn't as easy back in the day, you could die from a stupid rumor that someone had said about you. Witchcraft can be a myth or be real, its just up to you to chose if you want it to be or not.