Frau Trude And The Witches

The people of that time had preconceived notions of what a witch looked and acted like. Throughout these documents it is clear that unmarried women were commonly accused of witch craft and looked upon as inferior. These documents take place in Germany which the accusations of witchcraft were common. The crimes they were accused of were vulgar and the community surrounding them believed it was a supernatural power. The two documents that will be discussed in this essay are Eyes Too Many, Frau Trude and The Witches’ Revenge. The accused witches in these stories are older woman due to their vulnerability.
In the document Eyes Too Many the people believed widowed women were witches and under the influence of the devil. This takes place in Hiddestorf …show more content…
A little girl, extremely curious about the woman who was accused of being a witch wanted to go see the incidents that had happened there. The strong willed girl goes to see Frau Trude because she had heard of many strange things happening there. Her parents forbid her from going and seeing this woman. “Frau Trude is a wicked woman who commits godless acts. If you go there, you will no longer be or child”. Her parents have also heard of the acts committed by this woman but their daughter sill goes so see for herself. It seems to be inferred that she has been accused of being a witch …show more content…
The woman accused are usually unmarried which makes them a good target to accuse of such crimes. These documents are not proven to be factual by the author. The author’s occupation and such are unknown to the reader which makes these tales unreliable. There is no insight to the lives of the people that saw these supposed acts which indicates that the stories may have been exaggerated for appeal. It is clear that there is trust among the community as they accuse multiple women of being witches. These people would hear rumors of witches and believed it was true. The relationship among these people are strong as they stand together to find out if these alleged women are witches.as seen in the document eyes too many, the man exclaims that the woman was a witch in from of the community. These people were quick to judge that woman based on one man’s word. The reader does not know if these women were persecuted for their crimes, but it can be assumed that these allegations would be taken