Reverend Parris: The Salem Witch Trials

Many communities across the world perceive the act of witchcraft with negative notions with some communities showing total disagreement with the act. Even though the act of witchcraft is considered ungodly in many communities, some individuals in the society still practice it. In such situations, after the witches or sorcerers are caught they face the full wrath of the community. A colony in Massachusetts experienced massive hysteria when citizens began accusing women of witchcraft. Today we know this as the Salem Witch Trials, named after the Salem Massachusetts village.
The Salem witch trials happened in 1692 after a group of three girls in the village were accused of having been possessed by an evil spirit that they believed was inflicted upon them by the women who practiced witchcraft in the village. As the rumors continued to spread across the colony, a special court was put in place with the aim of listening to the presented issue. Before getting to Salem witch trial hearing, it is significant to explain how the whole scenario came into being. In the year 1692, the month of January, Reverend Parris’ …show more content…
Like most of the societies in the ancient history and the current world, the act of witchcraft was and still is considered a harmful practice. Thus many communities would fight against it today. Because, witchcraft was considered an abomination, Salem village had to do all it could to eradicate the vice from their community. According to Summers (2014), the presence of witchcraft in the region of Salem is attributed to different ideas with the most influential one being cold weather theory. With reference to this method, the Salem case is related to the cold weather and the people’s struggle to blame any hardship they face. In addition to the cold weather theory, boredom was also another cause of witchcraft in Massachusetts Bay