Many people were accused for being demon possessed because of the unknown symptoms that they seemed to show. The townsfolk had started convincing others on how these symptoms were caused by demons that had started possessing the town. Any of the accused had very little to no protection at all against anyone who would try to hurt them for being demon possessed. They would have to fend for themselves even against the government who had shown their disapproval towards the accused, forcing them into solitary confinements and even death sentences. Most of the executions were held …show more content…
The townsfolk were the ones who created most of the mundane factors and had started to blame others. Many of them had thought that it was the peoples doing rather than the Devil 's doing for the strange outbursts of symptoms within the townsfolk. No one was protected against anyone around them who had wanted to mistreat them for being accused for being a witch. Mundane factors are what caused the Salem Witch Trials due to many differences between the people and whether they were really demon possessed or just irrationally