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The Crucible: Expository Writing Assignment None of the people living in Salem Village had been ready for the terror and conviction they would have to face that winter in 1692. That year, over a hundred of the villagers were convicted of witchcraft, and nearly twenty were hung. None of the villagers had suspected that the accusers were actually the guilty ones. Three factors, which contributed to and reinforced the continuation of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, …

…result, many others were put on trial. During the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, factors like fear, greed, and deceit took their toll on the occupants of the small village of Salem. People were so caught up in the idea that there were witches in Salem that they started accusing everyone else just to keep from being accused. Most of the accused were actually innocent. This resulted in many illegitimate deaths that could have been prevented.