Why is the topic important?

John's death can be blamed on a myriad of characters..... it was a domino effect. Abigail takes center stage when she accuses his wife of witchcraft, an action preceded by her affair with John. John himself is an unfaithful husband, who in his quest to retain his name and reputation fails to provide the courts with completely honest information. Elizabeth, John's wife, choose to lie for probably the first time in her life, believing that she is protecting him. And in addition to all of this..... the courts are unable to function with justice...... they buckle to mass hysteria.