A Delusion of Satan - The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials

Comments.
1. There is a lot of evidence in this book that the trials were mainly started because of political reasons between the Parris, Putnam families, and all those who opposed them.
2. The Putnam family wanted to control the church they were trying to establish which is the main reason they got rid of Burroughs. It is also the main reason they hired Parris who was compliant with the Putnam family.
3. When they started to lose power and got put in a disadvantage that's when the which trials began and how odd is it that it was only their children who are getting afflicted.
4. Also they then started to accuse Martha Cory who was a very powerful women of which craft even though she was a devoted Christian.
5. It is obvious that the trials were just to gain power and destroy.
Questions.
1. Why did the Putnam's support Parris?
2. Why did the Putnams get rid of Burroughs?
3. When did the children start to get afflicted?
4. Who was Martha Cory?
Vocab
1. Control.To exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command.
2. Disadvantage.Something that puts one in an unfavorable position or condition.
3. Power.The possession of control or command over others.
Literary Terms
1.Irony. Martha's remarks that suggest the children lying are actually used to convict her.
2. Antagonist. The Putman and the Parris families are the main people everyone struggles with.
Outline.
So, it turns out that the trials were actually started because of political power.