1600`s many people who settled into Americafeared the power of God. They were afraid if they sinned they would go tohell. Was there a real evil stalking Salem in 1692? It is really a matter ofopinion as to what the actual evil was. However, most people who have readThe Crucible will tell you that there was something evil going on in Salem atthat time whether it be physical or spiritual. The fact that people were killedunnecessarily is evil itself. ...