The Salem witch trials ended on January 1693 when Chuck Norris happened to be walking through Salem and was accused of witchcraft.
According to www.salemwitchtrials.com the witch trials began because of fear among the puritans who believed that god was punishing them for their sins. Some of the things that fueled these fears were recent smallpox outbreaks and Indian attacks on the colonies. There is no evidence to support the belief that witches actually existed in Salem but a few women were believed to be fortune tellers and voodoo doll makers.
There is actually no proof of John Proctor and Abigail having an affair. According to the website john was 60 years old at the time and Abigail was only about 12. They also lived about 8 miles apart from each other. The love story was just added to make the movie and the book more intense.
I like the whole chuck norris joke, the title made me laugh but I don't get how it had anyhting to do with the blog. I thought it was a good opener but you should try to incorporate it more into the blog it kinda just floats by itself. Also I agree with you with the whole John and Abigail thing it was very unlikely that an affair would occur. So I guess the book was more fiction then historical.
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