Salem Witch Trials Book Report
Short Direct Quote
Fremon, David K. The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, 1999. Print.
David Fremon, writing in the nonfiction book The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History, describes both Hathorne and Corwin as “respected businessmen in Salem Town, would serve as magistrates, though neither had legal experience” (56).
Long Direct Quote
Kallen, Stuart. The Salem Witch Trials. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1999. Print.
Martha Corey was abrasively treated because she denied the veracity of charges made against her and was not convinced by the accusations made about Good, Osborn, and Tituba. As Stuart Kallen has noted:
During her own examination she protested that her accusers “were poor,
distracted Children, and no heed [should] be given to what they said.” When asked if she believed there were any witches in the country, Corey answered that she did not know any. Martha Corey’s skepticism was held against her -- again, the logic ran that if she denied there were witches, she must be one. (49)
Indirect Quote
Fremon, David K. The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, 1999. Print.
Since the beginning of the Salem Witch Trials, Hathorne and Corwin surmised that the defendants were culpable of sorcery, thus their questions were rhetorically worded in the form of allegations (Fremon 56).
Fremon, David K. The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, 1999. Print.
David Fremon, writing in the nonfiction book The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History, describes both Hathorne and Corwin as “respected businessmen in Salem Town, would serve as magistrates, though neither had legal experience” (56).
Long Direct Quote
Kallen, Stuart. The Salem Witch Trials. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1999. Print.
Martha Corey was abrasively treated because she denied the veracity of charges made against her and was not convinced by the accusations made about Good, Osborn, and Tituba. As Stuart Kallen has noted:
During her own examination she protested that her accusers “were poor,
distracted Children, and no heed [should] be given to what they said.” When asked if she believed there were any witches in the country, Corey answered that she did not know any. Martha Corey’s skepticism was held against her -- again, the logic ran that if she denied there were witches, she must be one. (49)
Indirect Quote
Fremon, David K. The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, 1999. Print.
Since the beginning of the Salem Witch Trials, Hathorne and Corwin surmised that the defendants were culpable of sorcery, thus their questions were rhetorically worded in the form of allegations (Fremon 56).