Henry Hunt

Witches were unquestionably the most hated and feared people during the Elizabethan era. Not many people today truly know who they were and what they did. Elizabethan witches were essentially old, poor women, were penalized for their actions, and put uneasiness into everyone near them(Alchin 1). They were treated brutally for crimes they had not committed. They never had a chance to explain themselves, and never will. The witches of the Elizabethan age were particularly elderly and…

In The Crucible there are many factors that lead to the start of the witch trials, one of the main things was the imperfection of mankind/ human flaws which was a huge theme showed consistently throughout the book. The people of Salem held many flaws some being greedy, lying for their own good, and fear. The whole town of Salem was a greedy community and this was really shown through with Reverand Parris. Many characters in The Crucible also exhibited the flaw of lying for their own good, but…

It’s 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts and the town is in shambles and the stench of death is in the air. “Witch hunts” are the cause and everyone is fearing for their lives. These “witch hunts” were very violent and were a way of accusing those who look and and live differently than the others, whose judgement and thinking may differ from what we want, and those who have committed actions considered very sinful and horrifying. The Crucible has expressed these circumstances in ways that can easily…

The Salem Witch Trials, in 1692, was a phase in American history when the Puritans settled in Massachusetts and extraordinary events began. The events that occurred stirred up hysteria within the people. The hysteria was also induced by propaganda of the North Church and the fear of the unfamiliar land and people, accusations, and God. The idea of witches existing and infesting themselves in Puritan daily life caught and spread through the Puritan communities quickly. As a popular influence, the…

It was June 10th of 1692 when Martha Cory stood in front of a crowd of people waiting to be hanged. Martha was not the first to be hanged though. After two little girls accused Bridget Bishop of being a witch. Paranoia swept throughout the small village, Salem. There had already been a trial the month before. Why were groups of people hanged for witchcraft in Salem in 1962. There were some poor teenage girls drunk with power and they started the Salem witch trials. The teenage girls…

Innocent and Godly People Accused Salem was suppose to be built around the ways of God. However, this wasn’t the case when the word of witchcraft appeared in Salem. Rumors about colonist performing witchcraft didn’t come off too well on their reputation. Children were suppose to be seen and not heard, but this wasn’t the case for the Salem witch trials. Judges and priest believed children didn’t have the heart to lie or slander people. For the Salem the trials this wasn’t the case Abigail and…

The final evidence that caused the Salem Witch Trial to occur was due to the health problems among the residents. The lives of the Puritans were difficult. They were required to practice religion, and the majority of them had to work on farms. The soils in New England was rocky, which made it hard to grow anything, plus the harsh winter made it more difficult. However, one thing that Colonial Massachusetts were able to grow was Rye. Rye is a type of wheat that many people used to bake bread.…

In 1692, the town of Salem in the Massachusetts saw the rise of paranoia to power and the degradation of social order the likes of which has never been seen in American History. An entire community of people swept up in a sudden outbreak of elaborate scheming, finger-pointing, and witchcraft that ended in tragedy. Was it down the fault of Puritanism, economic conspiracy within Salem, or a group of young girls too afraid of getting caught in a lie to reveal the truth? As anything in history, the…

The salem witch trials and the holocaust were both great examples of both follower mentality and mass hysteria in the face of the unknown.(History.com) The salem witch trials showed that people will follow people in a position of power to a fault in the face of a fearful situation.(History.com) As did the holocaust it showed the blind following and loss of morality in the face of controversy.(History.com) The salem witch trials was a perfect example of hysteria.(History.com) It all started…

During the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) introduced an age of doctrinal uncertainty within the early modern society. Coined by historians as being a ‘renaissance problem’, the Protestant Reformation produced threads of radical, political and social phenomena and theological change, which were then woven into the rich tapestry of European society. Dispute between religions generated a century of conflict and violence. The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598), produced the…