Assumptions- I picked this word because the entire movie was about people being judged on assumptions of dealing with witchcraft. The assumption that one was the servant of the devil, and that they were worshipping the devil and hurting these girls.
Lies- The girls lying and saying they knew these people that were accused of dealing with witchcraft corrupted the entire town into believing them.
Innocence- I chose innocence because all of the people that were judged and convicted of witchcraft were innocent. Not one of them had any dealings with witchcraft. Because of these girls lies their innocence was taken away from them and they were now judged as guilty.
Religion- If not everyone in this town had the same religion and beliefs that they shared, then this witchcraft would have gone unnoticed. However, because it was set in the older times, everyone believed in the same things, and that any change was going against god, and automatically dealt with the devil.
Love- The main girl, Abby, had a love affair with John. By doing this, it made him and his wife more vulnerable to her plan to sabotage the women of Salem. When she comes to him in the movie to take him away so that he wouldn’t have to deal with being executed, this shows the watcher that she really did love him, and knew she made a mistake by sacrificing people for her mistakes.
Lust- This also had a lot to do with Abby’s affair with John. Maybe instead of love it was only lust for John. He most definitely regretted it and the movie showed this by when he confessed about having an affair with Abby.
Gullible- The people of Salem were very gullible. They must have had a lot of trust for these girls if they believed something they could not prove or even see themselves. Witchcraft was a big sin in those days, but it still a little on the suspicious side how everyone did not even question the girls behavior.
