brought the belief in witchcraft from england. There was a lot of anxiety amongst the settlements they were afraid of death by starvation‚ death by exposure‚ death by savages. People think that the devil and the indians are out to get them. In 1692‚ young girls within the community were accusing mainly older women of being witches. The women being accused were generally older women and therefore were vulnerable in the settlement. The reason why mostly women were accused of witchcraft was because At the
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"The Devil in the Shape of a Woman‚" written by Carol Knudson‚ is about the accusations of witches in New England during the 17th century. Knudson focused the book on the reasons why women were accused of being witches‚ and how they were punished. The government in New England seemed to point the finger at women who fit into two categories. "Most witches in New England were middle-aged or older women eligible for inheritances" (p. 117). The categories that Knudson focused most on were gender
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`There is little point in using the general term ‘European witch-hunt’. It is misleading as it implies that a common pattern of witchcraft causation and prosecution existed throughout European Society‚ where none‚ in fact existed.` How far do you agree with this view of the witchcraft persecutions in Europe 1450-1650? The “European Witch Hunts” of early modern Europe have been subject to much speculation and historical interpretation since their peak period‚ between the late 15th and 17th century
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characters all care about getting rid of witchcraft. But in the end‚ their actions go too far‚ and their accusing become unethical. Since Reverend Hale is motivated by finding and ending witchcraft‚ his decision to stop retaliating against the court creates many tragedies in the ending of the play. Many things motivate Reverend Hale throughout The Crucible. At first‚ Hale is motivated by finding witchcraft. His faith and books drive him to get rid of witchcraft in the town of Salem. “You are God’s
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accusations of witchcraft towards Elizabeth to put her in jail so she can be with John. This conflict contributes to the development of Abigail because at first Abigail just wanted John to leave Elizabeth‚ and Abigail didn’t want to harm Elizabeth. Later‚ as Abigail realizes John won’t leave her‚ she accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft‚ which puts Elizabeth in jail. John becomes furious and begins to hate Abigail and starts to tell the court that Abigail is faking being a victim of witchcraft. Now Abigail
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The Salem Witch Trials can be described as a set prosecutions of people who were charged with witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts despite a lack of evidence. The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ portrays the catastrophic events that occurred in Salem and their impact on their society. In the play‚ Abigail Williams is dismissed as the servant of the Proctors due to her affair with the husband‚ John. Proctor wants to move on after the affair as he states‚ ‘I may think of you softly from time to time‚ but
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Parris‚ the 9-year-old daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ and her cousin Abigail Williams started to have violent fits‚ which included convulsions‚ contortions and outbursts of screaming. A local doctor‚ William Griggs‚ was the one who diagnosed witchcraft as he could find not natural cause of the strange behavior (EyeWitness to History‚ 2000). Soon after‚ other young girls also began having similar symptoms. (Starkey‚ 1949‚ p. 3-4; National Geographic‚ n.d.). The girls included Ann Putnam Jr.‚
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God—an individual supernatural being‚ with a distinctive name‚ personality‚ and control or influence of a major aspect of nature (like rain or fertility)‚ that encompasses the life of an entire community or a major segment of the community Spirit—a supernatural being that is less powerful than a god and is usually more localized; often one of a collection of nonindividualized supernatural beings that are not given specific names and identities Spirits include nonindividualized spirits like
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In the book‚ Escaping Salem by Richard Godbeer‚ many strange events happen in Stamford‚ Connecticut that cannot be explained. A seventeen year old maidservant named Katherine Branch has several fits that she claims to be the result of witchcraft. Many neighbors that have witnessed these fits think otherwise. Witches in the seventeenth century were mostly thought to be women‚ and Katherine says that these women are indeed witches. Escaping Salem contains a lot of information about seventeenth century
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Everyone in the town of Salem‚ MA‚ is the definition of credulous. Everything that happens in this community doesn’t need any proof for why it is right or wrong‚ if it is said it is true. No questions asked. When the girls originally blamed witchcraft for the peculiar behavior of Betty Paris‚ nobody wanted to believe that it was anything else. This is the core reason why so many people were killed during the witch-hunts. Abigail Williams‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor were forever changed
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