Narrator: It is late 1692, the height of the Salem Witch trials. Today we hope to put on display a purely hypothetical reproduction of this trial. Let it be noted that the characters present in this trial are not based upon any one person of Salem and have made up histories and lives. Keeping this into account, any connections between these characters and those who really did live in Salem are to further flesh out the characters and have no basis in reality. What these characters and events do, however, is stand to represent one of the many cases whipped up against otherwise innocent people in the mass hysteria of the witch hunts. The characters present in this mock trial of sorts are listed below:
Milos Jagnjic: an older man, stands as the …show more content…
Milos is standing up next to the judge, arms wildly gesturing to Rachel, the accused witch who stands solemnly before the judge. Reverend Thomas is merely off to the side not saying anything and Perovich is in the stands, eagerly awaiting his turn to make his accusation.
Travis: Please take a seat Jagnjic and explain to me, in detail, why Goody Patterson stands in this court.
Milos sits beside the judge, ready to share his testimony.
Milos: She, He points at Rachel in an accusatory fashion. She is in compact with the devil sir, I swear it, she be a witch.
Jeff: Blurts out, startled by the accusation. That’s an awfully weighty charge sir. What has this woman do-
Travis: Interrupting Jeff. With all do respect reverend, have you not spoken with Reverend Parris nor Hale about the blight of witchcraft that has infested Salem?
Jeff: Yes sir, I have, but it seems many are accused unreasonably, and witchcraft is a rather weighty charge.
Milos: Flustered by Jeff’s questioning. Are you trying to disavow my claim reverend? This woman is one with the devil, let me tell you. He again points at Rachel while saying this, who has remained stoic despite the events unfolding. She killed one of my best dairy cows just by looking at her funny. She had bewitched her, I tell
Milos Jagnjic: an older man, stands as the …show more content…
Milos is standing up next to the judge, arms wildly gesturing to Rachel, the accused witch who stands solemnly before the judge. Reverend Thomas is merely off to the side not saying anything and Perovich is in the stands, eagerly awaiting his turn to make his accusation.
Travis: Please take a seat Jagnjic and explain to me, in detail, why Goody Patterson stands in this court.
Milos sits beside the judge, ready to share his testimony.
Milos: She, He points at Rachel in an accusatory fashion. She is in compact with the devil sir, I swear it, she be a witch.
Jeff: Blurts out, startled by the accusation. That’s an awfully weighty charge sir. What has this woman do-
Travis: Interrupting Jeff. With all do respect reverend, have you not spoken with Reverend Parris nor Hale about the blight of witchcraft that has infested Salem?
Jeff: Yes sir, I have, but it seems many are accused unreasonably, and witchcraft is a rather weighty charge.
Milos: Flustered by Jeff’s questioning. Are you trying to disavow my claim reverend? This woman is one with the devil, let me tell you. He again points at Rachel while saying this, who has remained stoic despite the events unfolding. She killed one of my best dairy cows just by looking at her funny. She had bewitched her, I tell