Superstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or in prison. In the seventeenth century, a belief in witches andwitchcraft was almost universal. In Salem Massachusetts where thewitch trials take place many people who are suspicious is accused of witchcraft and hanged. Arthur Miller wrote a play called The Crucible. It is based on the . The change many peoples lives and even led to death for some. The power of superstition and hearsay can distort from the truth. Four ministers of Salem joined Matther, and they spent a whole day in t ....