Samuel Parris

According to Theory number 1, Ergot fungus contaminated the crops harvested by the people of Salem, Massachusetts which developed the hallucinations of the citizens and started the Salem Witch Trials. In 1692, they harvested a great deal of wheat, rye and cereal grasses. Ergot, or ergot poisoning, is a fungus that attacks the central nervous system and causes muscle contractions, confusion, impaired speech, crawling sensations on the skin and hallucinations. The girls in Salem had feelings of…

The trials started with Elizabeth Parris, the daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, his 11 year old niece, and their 11 year old friend. There are many alleged reasons for the witchcraft chaos, but the main contributor was Reverend Parris, “who the people of Salem generally thought of as greedy and rigid…” (“History of Witches”). Nineteen people were hanged as witches during this time…

culture, the oppression of women, war and the rivalry between the two main families occupying Salem Town and Salem Village: the Putnams and the Porters. But how did the trials start? In Salem, it began when Abigail Williams (eleven years old) and Betty Parris (nine years…

and fears of the citizens. The main question is why did this travesty happen in Salem? In 1689, Salem Village would gain a new residence and head minister, comprising of Samuel Parris, “his wife Elizabeth, his six-year-old daughter Betty, niece Abagail Williams, and his Indian slave Tituba” (Linder, paragraph 3). The Parris family moved to Salem in the midst of a change, the town started to change paces with the mercantile elite began to develop, prominent people were no longer assuming and…

The panic in Salam History 101 Why Salam Village? Why such the panic that lead to numerous accusations and the resulting, convictions and hangings. The panic in the village of Salem Massachusetts of 1692 was the result of more than one factor, some may even say a perfect storm. On one hand the Social standing of those accused were on the fringe of the Puritans culture norm. This leads to some being accused with little to know evidence to do so. Over the years the Salem witch craft trials have…

Salem Witch Trials Salem Witch Trials Between the months of June to September of 1692 the infamous witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts resulted in the deaths of twenty men and women as a result of witchcraft charges. Hundreds of others faced accusations and dozens were jailed for months during the process of the trials. There are a variety of explanations for the hysteria that overtook the population of Salem. A combination of religious, political, and…

Do you believe in Satan, the devil, or even witches? In the years 1692-1693, in a town called Salem, two-hundred people were accused of being witches, and twenty of those people were executed. Many other places such as England were very religious at the time. The Witch Trials were caused by the fear of the devil and anyone associated with him. Not only were women incriminated as witches, men were accused too. Modern day witch hunts continue to be a superlative example of man’s inhumanity to man,…

During the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. The society became unsure of what was going on, and as a whole became under a lot of stress. Factors that started and fueled the trials were politics, religion, family feuds, economics, and the imaginations and fears of the people. There are lots of explanations given, but I believe what ultimately led to the Salem witch…

Crucible Reverend Samuel Parris, Abigail Williams, and Thomas Putnam are all characters that show self-seeking actions throughout the entire play of The Crucible. These people contribute to making Salem a corrupt society. A functioning community would have everyone working together, and in this case, working to diminish the Salem Witch Trials, but their community is filled with disorderly happenings which is shown in the characters of Parris, Abigail, and Putnam. Reverend Parris shows his…

The Truth: In January 1962, Reverend Samuel Parris daughter Elizabeth Parris and niece Abigail Williams started to throw horrible fits, and other girls in the town also began to do the same. Soon after the girls began their fits the local doctor, William griggs, was called and diagnosed all the girls with bewitchment. The Girls on February, 29th claimed that three women in the town had afflicted them one of the women was Parris slave Tituba. All three women were interrogated but Tituba…