Salem Witchcraft Trials 1. In order to make sense of Ann Foster’s testimony we must look at events that were occurring at this time. The prosecution of Witchcraft had been relatively new in America but massive witch hunts had been going on for centuries in England‚ Italy‚ Germany‚ and France. During this time‚ English Rulers King William and Mary began a War with France in American colonies. The war created strain on Salem’s resources and rivalry between families with ties to wealth of
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Toney Mrs. Lowry English 3 HN 18 March 2014 In my depiction‚ the events of the Salem Witch Trials were most responsible by Abigail Williams. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ Abigail demonstrated her malevolent ways by showing her lustful and violent characteristics‚ along with her personal vendetta against Elizabeth Proctor. These character flaws‚ in my opinion‚ were the driving force that started the events in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Her hatred for Elizabeth‚ and wanting her dead‚ was the reasoning behind
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first thought to come to mind. A book titled “Memorable Providences” had recently been published telling the story of an Irish woman’s bewitchment on a man in Boston‚ the girls behaviors somewhat mirrored those of the man which sparked the thought of witch craft. William Griggs‚ a doctor of the town‚ called to examine the girls. He suggested that the girls’ problems might have a supernatural origin. The new widespread belief that witches targeted children made the doctor’s diagnosis seem increasing likely
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” This quote shows both the dilemma in the Salem Witch Trials‚ which Arthur Miller set his story in‚ and the era of McCarthyism which he kind of writes about; John was going to confess to being a witch but couldn’t because he didn’t want to ruin his name for his family. He was an innocent man but died because he didn’t confess. This is very similar to what was happening during the 50’s when McCarthyism first started. Arthur Miller’s use of the Salem Witch Trials in the Crucible demonstrates
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people’s interest was the one that took place in the village of Salem‚ Massachusetts. It all started with a group of girls blaming one girl in particular as being a “witch” and from that a ripple effect occurred. During this time the girls who were accused of being a witch held a certain stereotype. This stereotype included being very old and very poor. If someone was found guilty if witch crafted at this time‚ they were given a trail. The punishment for being found guilty of witchery was truly horrific
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raged through Salem Village in 1692 caused the citizens to accuse and execute each other because of suspected witchcraft. The Salem witch trials‚ a series of court cases regarding the 131 people accused of witchcraft‚ led to twenty-five peoples’ deaths and the arrests of many more (Foulds 258). The trouble first started when two girls acted so strangely that people had no doubts that it was the result of witchcraft. Soon‚ they considered no one safe because anyone might be a witch‚ or may be tormented
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The Salem witch crisis‚ which occurred during the 17th century‚ involved a series of hearings and prosecutions of individuals in the Salem community who were accused of witchcraft. This crisis began in mid-January when the daughter and niece (Betty Parris and Abigail Williams) started having fits after playing with white magic (Wilson‚ 7). This was followed by more cases of alleged afflictions as other girls in the neighborhood started showing similar behaviors. The more afflictions also led to a
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book‚ she said she saw nine but only remembering Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. Since Tituba’s claim that there were more witches in Salem‚ the witch hunt officially began and hysteria beset the
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America. All of these accusations must have been false‚ since witchcraft is humanly impossible. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were caused because of poor social relations between the citizens‚ the unstable mental conditions of the colonists‚ and religious beliefs in the Salem village. Poor social relations between the residents played into their thoughts about witches among the crowd. If a Salem girl wanted to “stir the pot‚” the girl could simply start a rumor or pass on an existing rumor
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around god‚ and all who said otherwise would be banished or hanged. The Salem Witch trials arose between this time and lead to an overall uncontrollable and unreasonable set of deaths in Salem. One could argue that the reason for these deaths lied in the hands of the people but in reality the fate of the victims in the Crucible lied with Abigail‚ a young girl in the town of salem who had relations with a well known character in Salem‚ this propels the story towards his eminent death and others ulike.
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