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The Salem Witch Trials lasted for about seven months of 1692. During this time, people believed that there were “witches” in their town. They believed that the witches performed secret rituals and brought great harm to others. In early 1692, more than eighty trials for witchcraft had occurred in New England. Puritans of Salem believed that the devil plotted against them. A Puritan is a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so. The citizens thought this because…

for him have called his voters racists, and sexists. Even though Donald Trump and his voters aren’t close to perfect its unfair to say every single one of them are these things. In the Crucible almost every single women we met was accused as a witch and most of the men who tried to defend their wives were also killed such as Giles Corey. The issue with Trump and his voters being accused for racism…

chose the Pioneer House Village in Salem, Massachusetts. It interested me not just for its old-fashioned, eiry construction, but for its location. I've just recently finished reading The Crucible, which is a play by Arthur Miller, about the Salem witch trials, and it peaked my interest. The story is haunting, and this home was owned by one of the accused woman, who was later hanged. The general shape of the building is a triangle. Its base is a rectangle, and there is a long triangular prism…

was a felony. All convictions meant that they were partnered with the Devil and the result was execution. “There were at least 100 of witchcraft before 1692, but they were more isolated” says Alison D’Amario, Director of Education for the Salem Witch Museum. This British law maintained by saying everyone had to belong to, and worship, the church of England. The worship of anything else was a crime, this was not the…

afterlife, so they don't try to do unthinkable things and make the most of their life. In The Crucible most people believe in witches. We today know witches don't exist, but back in the 1600’s many people believed in them. This was because of the Salem, Witch Trials of 1962. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, fourteen of them women, and all but one by hanging. People who don't know much live in fear. At the end of the day a thing is not true simply because a large number…

The Salem Witch Trials were a bad time in the history of the United States; around 200 people were accused of witchcraft. More than 20 were executed. Men and women were hung, crushed, or left to rot in prison. Some were not executed, but their lives were forever changed. In the Massachusetts Bay Colony where there was strong belief in the devil, there was a smallpox epidemic and the threat of warring tribes. The stress of the people created a fertile ground for fear and suspicion. After a short…

The Salem Witch Trials were very unfair towards the victims. People were classified as witches when they act strange or different from the majority. The people classified as witches were put on trial and then hanged if they were found guilty. This was also somewhat sexist since the Salem Witch Trial victims were mostly women. People shouldn’t judge others and accuse them of being witches. Most people don’t even have enough evidence to accuse them of being a witch. There has not been one…

The Salem Witch Trials began during the late winter and spring of 1692 when a group of young girls began to display strange behavior. They claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused many local women of witchcraft. The first convicted witch was Bridget Bishop and she was hanged. In January 1692, 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams began having fits, including violent deformity and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming. After a local doctor, William Griggs, diagnosed…

Salem Witch Trials Witches The word witch comes from the Celtic word 'wicca' meaning 'wise one' or 'magician'. Witchcraft was made a capital offence in Britain in the year 1563. Witchcraft is still illegal in various areas such as South America and India. Most of witchcraft today is practiced in the United States, Back in the times of Salem, witches were people who had seen the devil. During the trials themselves, they were able to identify witches by the witches' mark. The witches' or devils'…

The Witch's Hammer A book written witch-hunt manual in 1486 written by Heinrich Kramer. Jacob Sprenger is also often attributed as an author basically saying that witchcraft did exist. The Malleus was used as a judicial case-book for the detection and persecution of witches By the 15th century witchcraft had resurfaced and had its penlites. It served as a guidebook and was designed to aid them in the identification,persecution,and the deaths of witches. It's a way to tell the marks of…