The Salem Witch Trials I: Introduction Attention Getter: During the Salem Witch Trials‚ about 200 people would be accused of Witchcraft‚ 19 would be executed as witches‚ and one man is his 80’s would be put to death by stacking stone upon stone on his chest. General Purpose: To educate my audience about the Salem Witch Trials. Specific Purpose: My purpose is to display to you the power of fear in a place like Salem‚ or any place when they have the “witch hunt mentality.” Thesis
Premium Salem witch trials Witchcraft Salem
crafted into a story‚ only two are able of capturing the meaning of Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible. Set in Salem‚ Massachusetts during the witch trials‚ Miller depicts the town and the strong puritan values vested in its people. When accusations of witchcraft run ravage through the streets‚ such puritan purity is in question. The Crucible is a fitting title for Arthur Miller’s play.The English noun crucible symbolizes Salem‚ the trials and the resulting changes that occur. To start‚ a crucible
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible Witchcraft
factors that led to this incident was the social rivalry of the Putnam and Porter families. The Putnam family resented the Porters and blamed them for their loss of wealth and political influence. The Salem witch trials were also largely caused by Puritans who were stubbornly trying to keep grasp of religious power and prestige in New England by casting themselves as the hero every time they persecuted accused witches. Witches were said to have made a contract with the Devil and were therefore able
Premium Salem witch trials Witchcraft
society. One reason for this is because in the Puritan Society people are raise to follow the faith of Puritanism‚ a strict religion that worships God. Puritans‚ who practice witchcraft‚ meant they made a pack with the devil and if the society found out‚ the punishment is death. Hawthorne knew a lot about the Puritan society and witch trials because two of his ancestors were the judges during the trials. Hawthorne’s knowledge on the history of the puritan society made‚ “Young Goodman Brown” a very successful
Premium Nathaniel Hawthorne Young Goodman Brown Puritan
List of 5 Possible Causes of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft trials that took place in 1692 in Massachusetts. Nearly 200 people were accused of witchcraft and by the end of the trials‚ 19 were sentenced to death by hanging and executed. The historians agree that the Witch Trials were a result of mass hysteria but there are several theories about its causes. Listed below are 5 possible reasons for one of the most tragic events in American history. Boredom
Premium Witchcraft Salem witch trials Witch-hunt
I am writing this report today to explain the major reasons behind the horrific witchcraft trials that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the years 1692 and 1693. For years this event has been ignored. However‚ after analyzing the evidence in the case‚ I have some startling news to share. First‚ I will explain to you several theories that make the most sense. Then‚ I will tell you what I believe caused the Salem community to respond in such a cruel and violent way. Could a disease have caused
Premium Cereal Witchcraft Salem witch trials
suffer a witch to live"(Bible)! The people of Puritan faith in 1692 concluded they should kill witches with no mercy. In the 1600’s‚ immigrants arrived in the New England colonies. Countless immigrants practiced the Puritan belief. The Puritans believed the Bible was the word of God; they assumed all concepts written were true. The Bible proclaimed killing witches is all right. In 1692‚ in the Puritan town of Salem‚ there was a mass hysteria of witchcraft that took place. The infamous act of denizens
Premium Salem witch trials Witchcraft
Katherine Harrison- An Explanation Behind the Madness Although witchcraft is commonly associated with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692‚ there were also other trials throughout the century across colonial New England. It is important to look at some of these other trials also in order to see their cultural and historical impacts. The impacts are often overlooked because all of the attention tends to be put towards the Salem trials. One trial in particular‚ the 1669 trial of Katherine Harrison‚ is interesting
Premium Witchcraft Salem witch trials
everyone’s deal? Could it perhaps be that they don’t want their reputation to be ruined or their lives to be endangered due to witchcraft? The people of Salem are making up excuses to make themselves seem pleasing and innocent to others. They are putting the blame on everyone else but themselves. These statements have been carried on until this day. The ways of the puritans have transformed a lot but some of the “techniques” back then still remain. In “The Crucible”‚ as the play opens up in act 1
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible John Proctor
Brown’s awakening to the evil nature of those around him‚ Hawthorne comments on what he sees as the hidden corruption of Puritan society. Goodman Brown believes in the public professions of faith made by his father and the elders of his church and in the societal structures that are built upon that faith. Hawthorne suggests‚ however‚ that behind the public face of godliness‚ the Puritans’ actions were not always Christian. The devil in the story says that he was present when Brown’s father and grandfather
Premium Salem witch trials Young Goodman Brown Puritan