Witchcraft! Is real or is it fake? Well back in the times of Arthur Miller's Novel "The Crucible", they thought it did and it drove a town nuts. But this is how any society will react to knowledge of engaging in evil acts. The witchcraft theory led to mass histeria around the town which led to the Salem Witch Trials. Reverand Perris's daughter had been caught up in a situation saying she performed witchcraft on a townswomen. A big crowd came to question Perris and his daughter. The witchcraft theory around town is in relation with The Illuminati now-a-days. The same way society went into Mass Histeria (a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation), The Illuminati has had a similar effect to society in present day. Being Reverand of the town, which heads the church, you had to have a clean record. People had already been on Perris' case due to prior problems which would have people on edge for anything iffy on his name. "Parris, studies here, then nods, half convinced:Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character. I have given you a home, child. I have put cloths upon your back—now give me an upright answer. Your name in the town— it is entirely white, is it not?" (103). Her wrong doings led to the town breathing down his and her neck. This wasn't the first time her name was brought up in dark so the mass histeria was begginning to build and quickly. With something so wrong in the town people's eyes, they wearn't to willing to be open to the fact that it might not be something dealing with witch craft. In modern day, something that may be as equal to witchcraft back then is the Illuminati claims. This situation is of similar people being involved in witchcraft scandels during this time. A lot of people of power and fame in our society today has been accused of being apart of this devil worshipping "secret society". People in the industry including Jay Z, Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, P.Diddy, Lil Wayne, 2 Pac, Dr. Dre and many many more have been pointed out to have been involved. This secret society has been said to have sold their souls to the devil for fame and money. They illegely have secret handshakes, meetings and gay relations. This, like Witchcraft left/leaves people who are aware in mass histeria. People do not know who to trust or work with in the industry. Its left fans in the balance of not being sure if they could trust their favorite entertainers. Witchcraft and the Illuminati are both ideas/concepts that caused some sort of mass histeria in society. The different in effects is the time period. Back in the day, towns had more reign to be able to punish people if they wanted to. And people believed more in unrealistic things easier then people of today. The idea of witchcraft would not be so credible to many people of todays age. But just like witchcraft back then, if there evidence to prove that there may be hope for the evil, it gains credibility. People of the town believe that they had some evidence of the witchcraft which is what caused the mass histeria because you cannot knock evidence. A person of power (Perris, Abigail) is involved with evil. This is the same with the illuminati. There have been videos and pictures of evidence of illuminati existance and people of power being involved. Pictures of special handshakes, hugs, conversations and more. Also certain events/ and inconviences were put on the illumaniti being in existance. Just as how once witchcraft was being brought out people could blame anything bad on the super natural. In conclusion the mass hysteria that occurred in the Salem Witch Trials applies towards the existance of the Illumaniti in present day. Knowledge of evil drove people in society nuts and wanting to punish people involved in both instances. Both left the society in paranoia of knowing who and who not to trust and if the person in power is genuine.