Crucible: Elizabeth Proctor “Let them that never lied die now to keep their souls” (1353). This quote‚ spoken by John Proctor‚ in the Crucible represents what the Salem Witch Trials were about. The Crucible‚ written by Aurthur Miller‚ was a playwright based in the 1600’s of the Salem Witch Trials in Province‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials were during the time of McCarthyism; McCarthyism suggested people were guilty without hard proof. Elizabeth Proctor was a character in the Crucible that stood
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used her manipulative skills to get her way and create hysteria in the town of Salem. 1. Why did Abigail flee Salem? She knows soon she will be questioned for the death of Goody Nurse and John 2. Why does Abigail admit to witchcraft? She knows she can get rid of her enemies by blaming them for witchcraft too 3. How is Abigail a hypocrite? She says she loves god in act 1 but she fuels the witch trials and is seen like a devil-like character 4. Why did Abigail want the charm to
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Salem was a calm town on the North Coast of Massachusetts. But everything changed when the Salem Witch Trials began. Nicole walked cautiously through the mysterious purple mist‚ as she walked she noticed the meeting house that was in every village. On the contrary‚ there was something bizarre about this village‚ it was foreign to her. Suddenly another peculiar observation hit Nicole‚ the village was absolutely deserted! In addition‚not only that but the area actually looked like a battle
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the events of the Salem witch trials and laugh at the absurdity of the allegations. It seems crazy that society could be fooled into believing in things like witches and deal with the events in such an extreme manner. It is a common belief that witch hunts are things of the past. Many people would agree that they no longer exist today; however Arthur Miller‚ author of the play‚ "The Crucible"‚ points out that society has not come very far from the days of the Salem witch trials. In his play‚ he used
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The Salem Witch Trials- Notes Hammer of Witches (Malleusficarum) –book about finding witches Salem village/town Puritans believe everyones fate is determined before they are born Destined for heaven or hell? Puritan women were dosile silent; women were more likely to join the devils cause if they were lustful‚ knowing forbidden knowledge Witch hunt 1692 12-20 Christian girls who listened to Tituba’s tales acted in strange ways in trances‚ picked with pins‚ wanting to commit suicide/ screaming
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of the women who were accused of witchcraft were married to rich men? And that they were accused by single‚ poor women? In Salem‚ during the summer of 1692‚ 20 people were murdered due to accusations of performing witchcraft. I believe that single‚ poor women were jealous of the married‚ rich women‚ so they accused them of witchcraft. They knew that is there was any suspicion the women would be put to death‚ and then their rich husbands would be single. The trials first started on June 10th when
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The Salem witch trials was a trial based on the principles theocratic government and accusation of Witchcraft. The Salem witch trials had led to the execution of fifteen people‚ and the imprisonment of five others‚ all who died within jail. It had all started from the spread of mass hysteria. Shortly afterwards‚ people began to realize the huge folly of this type of theocratic style of government‚ and by 1697 the general of Massachusetts Court had even called for a day of fasting in respect for the
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Druga gimnazija Sarajevo IB World School Middle Years Programme HISTORY Reformation in Europe in 16th century ------------------------------------------------- Witchcraft WORD COUNT 1138 Sarajevo‚ October 2012 Action Plan For this essay I choose to write about witchcraft in the 16th and 17th century since I find the topic extremely interesting the write about. Given that we only have a paragraph about it in out History textbooks‚ I will have to look into other books and also search
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INTRODUCTION The Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than two hundred people were accused of performing witchcraft and twenty of the two hundred were executed. Abigail Williams aged 12 was the initial accuser of the Salem Witch trials. She was the first person alongside her cousin Betty to accuse a women of being a witch. This was the start of the trial. Abigail Williams born in 1680 lived with her uncle Reverend Samuel Parris‚ not much is known as
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What Caused the Hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. What caused the salem trials‚ there are many reasons‚ It could have been because of the things that were going on in Salem but there are many reasons for why this happend‚ I will explain a couple of the reasons‚ many people were accused to be witches‚ many people in salem were killed for being accused of being witches. Know one really knows why this started but it was horrible they were brutally killed and many were in prison. Sometimes
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