Summary Of Three Sovereigns For Sarah

After watching the Three Sovereigns for Sarah, there were many thoughts that went through my head. The main idea of the movie was the fact that there was something so called “witchcraft.” Many factors played into the accusing of people who were “witches,” like, superstition, politics, gender, religion etc. As a basic summary of the movie, mostly there were some girls who thought they were possessed by witches. When some of the townsmen asked who possessed them, they stated some names, and just kept saying that all these people were witches. Due to this, 19 people ended up getting hung and 1 was pressed to death. Most of the accused were females of older age, the one person that was pressed to death was a male though. There were many trials
Some people in their cultures believe that they exist and some on the other hand do not. It also depends on your religion and what you believe in. They were different forms of religion when it came to this movie, for example the maid/servant for the possessed girls had and practiced a totally different religion then what the rest of the household believed in. Other different families I’m sure had other views as well, not everyone would believe in the same thing. Also when the girls would have their fits they would point and scream, sometimes they would even yell that the devil is attached to the person they are trying to accuse for being a witch. Following that, since no one else is supposed to be able to see “the devil” besides the girls, then how is anyone supposed to know if the girls are being honest or not? There is no well to tell. In some ways you can easily say that there isn’t enough evidence being brought upon with the girls, since there is nothing you can physically see, other then when they have their fits, which easily could have been staged. Therefore, it all depends on your belief in the topic and how you view what was