The Salem witch trials confirmed the division that existed within the community by exposing the hatred and selfish interest harbored between some of the different members. For instance, Mrs. Putnam was clearly jealous of Rebecca Nurse’s family. Mr. Putnam exposed his selfish interests by trying to appropriate land belonging to Giles through the trials. Due to these issues, the different factions of the community harbored hostilities against each other long after the trials were over.
The government acknowledged its failure in the handling of the situation that led to innocent deaths by paying compensation to the remaining victims. The government also sought the reversal of the excommunications. The jury apologized to those who suffered from the unfair legal process. The Salem witch trials forced the government to look into strategies and reforms to ensure that such a situation did not occur again in future.
The church was forced to re-evaluate its role in the trials and the death of innocent people. The idea of theocracy was also admonished and destroyed. This helped in restricting the power and influence of the priests and other religious leaders.
The individuals suffered from psychological and emotional trauma. This was the case for most of those who witnessed the senseless murder of their loved ones based on falsehoods.
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