The story begins on the night of the town council’s first meeting . The event is to be held at Sir William’s mansion at seven o’clock and everyone on the town council as well as outsiders are welcomed. As the host he gets to start the meeting off and be the center of attention. He also gets to address the problems that are on his mind, without any approval of any other officials.
“Thank you all for coming tonight,” he announced in a deep, clear voice.”It is obvious that our first order of business should be discussing the witch trials,” he said. People start shifting in their seats, some seeming a bit edgy or uncomfortable with this topic, mainly the women.” We have to try our best to get rid of the witches in our town so we can have a peaceful and successful life again.”
“How are we going to get rid of the witches? How do we know who the witches are?” a small voice asked from the back.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for gathering here today to watch the execution of Jessica Cunningham. This woman has committed the crime of practicing witchcraft. By putting her to death, we are purifying our town. Let us rejoice.” Sir William got up onto the platform behind Jessica. Within seconds, she was pronounced dead. Her lifeless body hung from the rope. Sir William nervously looked around, almost as if he was looking out for someone.
“Well, there we have it. That is all for today. You all may go.”
“Not so fast, Sir William, I have found a person who needs to be tried for practicing witchcraft!” Sir William knew that voice. It was Jessica’s father. He remembered it from a few days ago when her father threatened to end him if he killed Jessica. Now that the deed was done, Sir William was terrified of this beast.
“I’m terribly sorry, but we are not taking accusations at this
“Thank you all for coming tonight,” he announced in a deep, clear voice.”It is obvious that our first order of business should be discussing the witch trials,” he said. People start shifting in their seats, some seeming a bit edgy or uncomfortable with this topic, mainly the women.” We have to try our best to get rid of the witches in our town so we can have a peaceful and successful life again.”
“How are we going to get rid of the witches? How do we know who the witches are?” a small voice asked from the back.
“That’s a great question and can only be answered by …show more content…
. . .
“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for gathering here today to watch the execution of Jessica Cunningham. This woman has committed the crime of practicing witchcraft. By putting her to death, we are purifying our town. Let us rejoice.” Sir William got up onto the platform behind Jessica. Within seconds, she was pronounced dead. Her lifeless body hung from the rope. Sir William nervously looked around, almost as if he was looking out for someone.
“Well, there we have it. That is all for today. You all may go.”
“Not so fast, Sir William, I have found a person who needs to be tried for practicing witchcraft!” Sir William knew that voice. It was Jessica’s father. He remembered it from a few days ago when her father threatened to end him if he killed Jessica. Now that the deed was done, Sir William was terrified of this beast.
“I’m terribly sorry, but we are not taking accusations at this