“The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses”- Francis Bacon. I believe this quote can sum up the reason why Puritans blame superstitions rather than look for natural explanations. The Puritans are highly superstitions and condemn anyone who goes against their belief or those of the bible. In the first and second act of the play the puritans belief in the unnatural occurrences that are shown in the way of death messenger, sneezes, and the number seven. The first kind of superstition of superstition that is apparent in the play in a death messenger. A death messenger is a sign of death that is usually in the form of an animal such as a rabbit, bird, or bat. I found two death messengers in the play
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Sneezes are said to allow demons to enter your body that is why we say bless your to people who sneeze. This superstition is represented by Ruth Mrs. Putnam says “Her grandma come. She’s improving a little; I think she gave a powerful sneeze before”. This quote may tell the townspeople that Ruth indeed is possessed because a sneeze could have let the demon in. The last sign of superstition that I will be talking about is the number seven. The number seven associated with several things for example there is seven years of bad luck when you break a mirror but in this I will be talking about it in that way that the seventh son is supposed to be extremely lucky. Mrs. Putnam says to Reverend Parris “Reverend Parris I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth.” We know that the seventh son is supposed to be lucky yet it has died like the rest of her babies. She knows that it is supposed to be lucky and it died so something unnatural is happening to them. In conclusion of this essay I would like the note the importance of superstitions in the play. Every one of the accusation that are made are based on superstition and aren’t backed up by facts. In this essay discussed the way in which the puritans showed their superstitious way in the thee forms death messengers, sneezes, the number
Sneezes are said to allow demons to enter your body that is why we say bless your to people who sneeze. This superstition is represented by Ruth Mrs. Putnam says “Her grandma come. She’s improving a little; I think she gave a powerful sneeze before”. This quote may tell the townspeople that Ruth indeed is possessed because a sneeze could have let the demon in. The last sign of superstition that I will be talking about is the number seven. The number seven associated with several things for example there is seven years of bad luck when you break a mirror but in this I will be talking about it in that way that the seventh son is supposed to be extremely lucky. Mrs. Putnam says to Reverend Parris “Reverend Parris I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth.” We know that the seventh son is supposed to be lucky yet it has died like the rest of her babies. She knows that it is supposed to be lucky and it died so something unnatural is happening to them. In conclusion of this essay I would like the note the importance of superstitions in the play. Every one of the accusation that are made are based on superstition and aren’t backed up by facts. In this essay discussed the way in which the puritans showed their superstitious way in the thee forms death messengers, sneezes, the number