The Devil In Massachusetts Summary

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The Devil in Massachusetts takes a closer look at what truly happened in 1692, when two young girls were suspected to have been bewitched, and many people were accused of being ‘witches’. The book is written as if it is fiction, as it is written novel style. The format this book was written in could lead oneself to question its historical accuracy. In the very beginning, Marion Starkey states,"this dialogue is not of my invention: it is copied out of the records"(18). She also says,"Here and there, but rarely, I have taken slight liberties with the records". This is obvious to the reader that she used historical records, but added a little bit of information to make it pleasing to read. Starkey did her research and is very conscious that she added some information. It is clear though, that it is still American history. It is very interesting to read, with the facts and narrative format in it. The Devil in Massachusetts tells the story of prosecutors and defenders, along with accusers and accused involved in the trials that rocked the town of Salem.

This book is centered on the characters, the townspeople. Of the many characters, there is a woman named Sarah Goode, her daughter, a slave woman named Tituba, two dying women named Sarah Osborne and Rebecca Nurse, and finally, Martha and husband Giles. Sarah and her daughter were accused …show more content…
They most likely began to think that the witch or witches in hiding needed to die, and if innocent died instead of them, they would reveal themselves. Some part of myself can feel exactly why these people would react this way, especially with the times they lived in. Drama like this was easily like many shows on television today, and people were intrigued, whether they lived nearby or not. Even so, twenty people and maybe more died for crimes that they did not even
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