Salem Witch Theory

In theory number one, it speaks about a type of fungus called ergot which grew in Salem. In western Salem grain was their staple crop. When eating the ergot contaminated food it would have side effects to the Salem villagers. The victims would have prickling sensations all over their body and muscle spasms. The fungus would grow in swampy meadows. Puritans would believe that the people who ate the fungus and had side effects from it were witches. However one year there was a dry season and there was an abrupt end of bewitchments. This was the case because the fungus could not grow since it was dry. In theory three it has a point about the Salem girls could have been acting against the strict policy and came up with seeing and hearing stuff that no one else could. This is a good point because the Puritan children were very sheltered. They were given treated as adults and were expected to act like adults. The Puritan girls stayed inside and helped clean and cook. They were not allowed to play with toys because Puritans looked down on that as sinful. So the Salem girls could have just been wanting to break away and let their imagination go wild. …show more content…
For one the villagers had many restrictions on what you could do. In their life you were basically suppose to eat, sleep, and go to church. Anything else was sinful or just not tolerated. Satan played a key role in the Puritans life. They believed the Devil was a real as God. This scared the Puritans into worshiping God more just to make sure they didn’t go to hell. They also thought that if something bad happened to someone then they deserved it because that is God punishing them. Therefore when people started eating the fungus grain and having side effects they believed it to be