Driven by society, they punished all those that dared to be different, and even those that were the same as everyone else, and had been falsely accused. Those accused tended to consist of lower class women, as the accusers would rather put blame on those they didn't like instead of their friends and loved ones. The popularity of witch trials grew immensely before eventually dying out. The relationship between the judicial system and the angry communities was frightening in how much they were correlated. The fear of witchcraft only increased when connected to fear of Satan or ungodly worship. All of these pieces came together to create the tragedies we remember as the witch trials. Every trial for witchcraft was essentially driven by society and the need to eliminate the outcasts and the
Driven by society, they punished all those that dared to be different, and even those that were the same as everyone else, and had been falsely accused. Those accused tended to consist of lower class women, as the accusers would rather put blame on those they didn't like instead of their friends and loved ones. The popularity of witch trials grew immensely before eventually dying out. The relationship between the judicial system and the angry communities was frightening in how much they were correlated. The fear of witchcraft only increased when connected to fear of Satan or ungodly worship. All of these pieces came together to create the tragedies we remember as the witch trials. Every trial for witchcraft was essentially driven by society and the need to eliminate the outcasts and the