The Salem Witch trials started when several young girls accused three townspeople of witchcraft. After that day strange unexplainable events would occur (Curry‚ pg. 4). In the doctor’s view the strange behaviors could not be a result of any mental or physical process (Nardo‚ pg.13). Since doctors couldn’t come to any other conclusion that was causing these strange actions they assumed it was the act of witchcraft. As time went on the girls who first started the accusations began
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In the summer months of 1692‚ twenty-three people died in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The passing away of these people were due to them being accused of being possessed by evil spirits. Were these people actually possessed or were these accusations made for different reasons? The witch hunts in 1692 have caused debates over why they started‚ and the debate over the cause is still going on. Many people don’t know why these trials happened‚ but there are three obvious reasons as to why the witch trials in
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen of the jury I have lived in other places and went through the same things as Salem are going through with this witchcraft nonsense. Everything that I’ve heard and seen has definitely been happening here because of this woman Mary Warren. Once I heard about this nonsense I knew Mary Warren had to be prosecuted. Do you guys really think that she is such a great person? I personally don’t think so there is definitely hidden evil behind that supposedly innocent face
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In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Puritans take part of a government that is based solely on the Bible. The good faith of the townspeople is quickly changed as many of the town’s high-standing citizens are accused of witchcraft‚ tried‚ and even hanged. In The Crucible‚ fear and faith relate very closely with the decisions that are made throughout the course of the trials and hangings of the Salem Witch Trials. To have faith in something‚ you must have complete confidence or trust in
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innocent or guilty of the accusations. In The Crucible‚ the girls who were claiming to be bewitched joined with the court‚ helping them pick out people who were suspected of witchcraft. People who were accused of being witches would be either hanged or put in jail if they would not confess. The ones who would admit to doing witchcraft and repent would have lost their reputation in the community‚ but they would be let go. The similarities don’t stop there
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forbidden tree and made females inherently evil. Shakespeare was able to combine these two interpretations in the play Macbeth. The women in this play lead Macbeth into his destruction by manipulating him. James I made revisions to the Acts against witchcraft which made witches mark and the owning of familiars a stronger indication of guilt. The witch’s mark became a third nipple that enabled a witch to feed her malevolent animals. Women accused other women because they had been expected to implement
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Times were fairly difficult for many people during the Salem witch trials‚ which inspired multiple people to write about the struggles and stories of those who went through this hardship. Elizabeth Proctor was o of those many that was accused of witchcraft and put in prison for a while. She took place I an important role in “The Crucible.” Between the real Elizabeth Proctor and the character in this play there were many similarities such as: Where the Proctor family lived and how Goody Proctor ended
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powerful and important parts. Men hold mainly all of the power because they decide those who are sentenced to death. They are the ones who are in control of the village and lastly they all try to dominate over each other. Women accuse many of witchcraft and that is a big part. The men though decide out of those accusations who is sentenced to death by a hang. Overall‚ the men choose what to believe and what to do after that such as the consequences. Only men are in the court‚ and the court is who
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Weight”.. One historical day‚ the slave Tituba and local white women were accused by Betty Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams of practicing witchcraft. For several months‚ the girls started showing weird behavior such as “going into holes‚ and creeping under stools and chairs.” The accused women were sent to jail in Boston‚ but Tituba confessed to witchcraft and that saved her life. This is the Salem Witch Trials‚ a historical event that happened mostly of paranoia and hallucinogens. Great opening
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of the earliest accusation of witchcraft can be dated back to 1484 in Germany. Many men and women were persecuted‚ tortured‚ burnt and even killed because they were believed to be witches under the devil’s control. In this essay I will talk about what witchcraft was‚ who was accused of practicing it‚ the social response in Salem and what social and religious factors are given to account for the harsh response to witchcraft. The direct definition of witchcraft is the use of supernatural or
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