Betty Parris

In Diane E. Foulds’ Death in Salem, several characters are unraveled as either accusers, victims, clergy, judges, or elite. With over 60 characters described in the book, it’s hard to choose which character is most important. Although Sarah Churchill was a minor character, her bravery showed her major impact on the events that occurred in Salem. Sarah Churchill was twenty-five years old during the Salem Witch Trials. As a child, Churchill grew up in Saco, Maine with her grandfather and, we…

took it in the wrong way and assumed the whole world will come to an end that year. Due to this misunderstanding, 2012 was the most feared year, influnencing end of the world movies. Like as in the book "The Crucible" there was a misunderstanding. Betty was sick, pale, motionless, and acting strange. The doctor suggested this may be out of the ordinary, implying it to be the work of witchcraft . Soon after that word "witchcraft " came out the doctor's…

Act I takes place in the different barn, on Shrove Tuesday, 1601, the night before the execution of the Earl of Essex. Ned, in his thirties, enters, swearing while trying to take off his costume. He is infuriated because Jack as Benedick forgot his line which was a cue for Ned as Beatrice to turn on the stage during the performance before Queen Elizabeth I. The possibility of Ned walking off the stage and the potential humiliation from it makes Ned more and more furious. Slowly other members of…

While there are some similarities like the starting of both passages where Mather describes the Malefactor as "accused of witchcraft as well as murder"(The Wonders, Mather, 329) and his overall belief that God and the Devil are at constant war over the soul of man. I do see many differences between these passages, Mather seems to be less opinionated and more informational but in comparison witchcraft is described more in The Wonders of the invisible World than Pillars of Salt, Mather explains…

Rapunzel’s Witch Inspired by Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm. Once upon time, a king and queen had a baby girl called Rapunzel, but soon she was kidnapped by an evil witch. . . . You’ve heard that somewhere, haven’t you? Oh, those silly storytellers. Well, it was my fault anyway; I hired the wrong people. Hi there! I’m the evil . . . oops! I mean, the witch from Rapunzel. Hey, by the way, I am not evil. Let me tell you the real story. It all started when I was busily watering my garden. Suddenly…

I enjoyed reading this story as I have a weakness for romance novels and I feel this played as one. As the story begins a valley is described that is quiet, has animals, and people. This valley being called the Sleepy Hallows and the boys of this valley being called the sleepy hallow boys. The valley has witchcraft within it as previous events by an Indian chief. The witchcraft in valley influences the people as the text states “the place still continues under the sway of some witching power,…

The character I hate the most are the elders, those people rule like those kids in the witch hunt times bringing this to really bad time. People act like they are scared out of their wits as the elders branded the main characters witches as they plan to harm them in many ways that make them look evil, but actually they are good that really tick me off about them is that they want to rule the community making them be formed in the bad life that means sadness for the children fight ringing them…

McCarthyism is about making a society conform to the leaders beliefs. According to History.com, Senator Joseph P. McCarthy was concerned about citizen loyalty to the government. The Republican created a new committee called The Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The goal of this committee was to protect the United States from changing. The Salam Witch Trials is a huge example of McCarthyism because the witch trial accused girls and woman of strange witch-like activity that was normal at…

In the beginning of the poem Upon the burning of our house, the speaker is upset and angry at God for burning her house and all her belongings. Anne Bradstreet says in the poem “Yea, so it was and so ‘twas just,/ It was his own; it was not mine./ Far be it that I should repine” (16-18). In this quote, she is saying that everything belongs to God including, her own personal belongings. She starts to calm down knowing that she isn't going to be part of the Elect if she behaves in that manner.…

Ever heard of the Museum of the Occult? Well the Museum of the Occult holds many dolls and items that have been said to be used for Satanic rituals. The most commonly known doll of the museum is Annabelle. You may be familiar with her. Annabelle was in many horror movies. But in real life, she was said to have killed a man. The Museum of the Occult is located in Monroe, Connecticut. The museum is actually located in Ed and Lorraine Warren’s basement. They have a priest come and bless all of…