6. From Bishop's questioning, we see how Hauthorn continually attacks her and further rejects her propositions by bombarding her with indirect acquisitions with further questioning. He evidently accepts the accusers' allegations, but refuses to take into consideration Bishop's statements. For instance, in the midst of Bishop's questioning an accuser, Mercy Lewes, intervenes stating how she had came to their home late at night. John indirectly justifies her supposed accusation saying "tell us the truth in this matter how comes these persons to be thus tormented and to charge you with doing," to which Bishop replies "I am not come here to say I am a witch to take away my life," (Bishop, TSB-4,2) realizing how their intention was to just get
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From both events we note that there is a aspect of togetherness, although it is expressed in different ways. In the voyage to Plymouth, when the pilgrims encounter the complication of the ship's beam to be faulty, they collaborate with one another to arrive at a solution. Although at first, they "consider in time of ye danger; and rather to returne then to cast them selves into a [92] desperate& inevitable perill..." but eventually come to a resolution of the, "ship to be stronge & firme under water; and for the buckling of y emaine beame, ther was a great iron scrue ye passengers brought out of Holland, which would raise ye beame into his place; ye which being done, the carpenter...,"(An account of the voyage to Plymouth,TSB-1,2) proving how everyone from the mariner to the carpenter aided in the perseverance of the ship. Whereas during the witch epidemic the injustice faction is more popular amongst the community due to the fear of a somewhat infection spreading throughout Salem. They chose to hinder the plague in any way possible, even if it meant the execution of a member of their society, just so they may be able to protect one another. This gave them a sense of security and togetherness that they would persist through such troublesome
From both events we note that there is a aspect of togetherness, although it is expressed in different ways. In the voyage to Plymouth, when the pilgrims encounter the complication of the ship's beam to be faulty, they collaborate with one another to arrive at a solution. Although at first, they "consider in time of ye danger; and rather to returne then to cast them selves into a [92] desperate& inevitable perill..." but eventually come to a resolution of the, "ship to be stronge & firme under water; and for the buckling of y emaine beame, ther was a great iron scrue ye passengers brought out of Holland, which would raise ye beame into his place; ye which being done, the carpenter...,"(An account of the voyage to Plymouth,TSB-1,2) proving how everyone from the mariner to the carpenter aided in the perseverance of the ship. Whereas during the witch epidemic the injustice faction is more popular amongst the community due to the fear of a somewhat infection spreading throughout Salem. They chose to hinder the plague in any way possible, even if it meant the execution of a member of their society, just so they may be able to protect one another. This gave them a sense of security and togetherness that they would persist through such troublesome