Henry Hunt

It was around 1799 that the French Revolution would finally come to an end. For Britain, the elites were strongly opposed to the Revolution’s ideologies - Liberty, equality, fraternity – afraid they would lose their political power. There was, unavoidably, a pressure for change: in this period, only middle and upper class men could vote. The press was under the censorship of the time leading to the government creating the “Taxes of Knowledge” - taxes and duties that would be imposed upon newspapers – designed to “limit the growth, circulation, and distribution of the press in general and of the radical press in particular” (Negrine 1989) so press would never talk negative things about the system. Workers would face up to eighteen hours of work per day for a very lower wage and children would start working from five years old with no access to education and completely robbed of their childhood. It was only by 1830s that slavery and child work would be banned for Britain but the country would still be in a process of change that would affect not only society, politics and economy, but also the press itself. Radicalism emerged at the end of the eighteenth century – a century full of corruption and war – and beginning of the nineteenth century. “Although essentially political in language and values (…) radicalism has generally been interpreted by historians in socio-economic terms by which the expanding middle and working classes of urban-industrial Britain sought to attain…

the majority of prosecutors were of the protestant faith which thus exemplifies a dividing conflict between the two forms of Christianity. This is due to the fact that the Reformation had fragmented the ‘religious uniformity’ of the middle ages and prompted a greater degree of self-conception, identity and cynicism among the ranks of the elite’ . Therefore, rivalries between Roman Catholic and Protestants became more prevalent during the 16th century which only intensified the witch hunts rather…

There were many contributions to why this particular time period was the most dangerous time to be accused of witchcraft, mainly of political and cultural nature. Witch hunts largely occurred during the creation of nation-states, because rulers of said new nations were required to prove their faith, not only to the people, but to the church as well. The popularization of the printing press helped put documents such as Malleus Maleficarum into circulation, so the contents of them were readily…

Seventh grade, my second year now at what I thought to be the worst school in the world. On back to school night I met a man who would change my perspective on life completely, that man being Brandon Lilly. Henry Adams once said “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” At a mere five-foot four he appeared to be a kid minus the burly lumberjack beard that he possessed. I remember being skeptical at first because I had never had a male teacher before. All of my…

And witchcraft became the “bad” type magic called black magic. If someone fell ill of unknown causes, this was often said to be caused by witches who practiced black magic. Other harms caused to society, such as accidents, deaths, or bad luck, were also said to be caused by Black Magic. Witch-hunt was the fear of witchcraft led to witch hunts and executions. “Tens of thousands of people in Europe and European colonies died,” and “millions of others suffered torture, arrest, interrogation,…

Essay #1 (what aspects of Puritan society in the 1692 enabled the witch trials to take place?) There are many different aspects of why the Puritans society had enabled the witch trials in 1692 some of them would have to be they had very strict beliefs on religion and would take manners very seriously when it came to discussing their everyday lives. Most of their beliefs would scare others and make a lifestyle hard. Throughout the story many examples of their beliefs were shown and will help you…

Through different period of time fear has always been a controlling factor in society. Fear can either bring people together or it can destroy of many. Take the Salem Witch Trials as an example, people during this period feared losing their life that they sacrificed their morals and beliefs. Fear leads others to do unthinkable things, whether it’s lying about something or risking anything to save your life. Throughout Arthur Miller's The Crucible fear is exploited through the characters in the…

people alienated many accused communist supporters from society. These supposed supporters were hurt economically and socially; they lost their jobs and were also ridiculed by many. Miller’s “The Crucible” was written as an allegory, reflecting the mass hysteria formed from the Red Scare. Since he criticized the government, he was confronted by the House of Un-American Actions and convicted in 1956 for not revealing the names of people in meetings he had attended. This event parallels with…

He wants to keep up his honest image to the others, but that all dissolves once the witch hunt starts and his own façade is broken. He is a man who wants all his sins to be forgiven, even if it comes at the cost of his life. The society used to see him as a man to be looked up to and respected, but that became inverted as the trials revealed him as an adulterer and a liar. Still, he manages to respect himself up to the point of his death even if no one else in the society…

In the Salem witch trials 200 people were accused of witchcraft and twenty people were actually executed for it. The play that is the basis of the essay is set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 during these Salem witch trials. One of the main characters that this play is centered around, John Proctor, a farmer in his middle thirties. As a morally ambiguous character in The Crucible, John Proctor had both honorable and disgraceful actions that contributed to the work as a whole. John Proctor has…