Magic realism

In the novel The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine Howe’s use of the frame story dynamic is vital in delivering the overall substance of the novel in terms of theme, plot development, and character development. Even though Connie’s journey in the frame story is fully developed on its own, readers would be unable to see the connections being made to the past, which is mainly the goal of this novel, without the placement of the interior stories. For the definition of frame story is “a…

We have to look at someone else’s culture through their culture lens. That deals with all aspects of life no matter a person’s occupation. On November 19, 2015, I went to a lecture by Dr. Angela Bratton called, “Witchdoctors, Relationship, and the Body.” At the lecture, she had discussed topics like culture, witchdoctors, relational issues, diseases, and among other things. Dr. Bratton talked about Cultural Anthropology. Anthropology is the study of humans. Cultural is shared knowledge passed…

The time period in which Shakespeare occupied was filled with fear, panic, and lawlessness from the development of witches, but what exactly is witchcraft? King James believed himself to be an expert of the matter, inspiring Shakespeare to include his thought of witches in his play Macbeth. Witchcraft was a perceived facility to summon evil spirits and demons to harm others where the accused were identified as elderly women who had moles, scars, birthmarks, and/or sores. (UK Parliament) Those…

Although she was very beautiful, she could not bore a child. This made both the king and queen unhappy and miserable, in that there would be no heir to the kingdom. One day, a greedy youthful witch came inside the kingdom. She supposedly had the magic to allow people who couldn’t have kids to have kids. News about the witch’s special ability spread around and reached to the king. He told his servants to bring the witch. Right away, the servants brought the witch, and the king demanded her to…

There were many people who died, but Giles Corey was the only one to be pressed by rocks. This brought the conflict of the Salem Witch Trials. More than 200 people were accused of witchcraft with 20 people killed as they were proven guilty. Many were hung, as others were left to die in prison. The conflict began when many girls of Salem acted possesed. In February of 1692, the doctor concluded that the girls in Salem were “bewitched”. Salem community members used the conflict of the Salem Witch…

Miranda, his only daughter, was a puppet in his scheme of redemption. He cast his power on a usurping duke, an esteemed royal advisor, and even the king himself. In Shakespeare’s The Tempest, not a single individual remains untouched by Prospero’s magic power. This theme of power not only pervades the original text, but was also on full display in the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival’s production (August 2016). Simultaneously, however, Prospero’s sympathetic side was made as apparent as…

Throughout American history, there have been several cases of discrimination against groups of people who were thought to be dangerous and harmful to society. These types of discrimination are generally referred to as "witch hunts", in reference to the infamous Salem witch trials, where several innocents were hanged or otherwise killed or jailed after being falsely accused of witchcraft. This paper will focus on a more modern example of a "witch hunt", the Lavender Scare. In the early 1950s and…

written fuels the idea of toxic masculinity as well as demonizes women. Kent comes to the conclusion that the primary causation of male witch erasure is the historical tendency to associate witchcraft with maleficium---or the employment of dark and evil magic, often by jealous or vengeful women. Men, on the other hand, wore more commonly accused of performing such non-malefic practices as enchanting or conjuring, and were often considered scholars for such a practice. The idea of gender roles…

The panic in Salam History 101 Why Salam Village? Why such the panic that lead to numerous accusations and the resulting, convictions and hangings. The panic in the village of Salem Massachusetts of 1692 was the result of more than one factor, some may even say a perfect storm. On one hand the Social standing of those accused were on the fringe of the Puritans culture norm. This leads to some being accused with little to know evidence to do so. Over the years the Salem witch craft trials have…

“I am no more a witch then you are a wizard.” - Sarah Good. The Salem Witch Trials started in 1692 due to the fact that a group of young girls claimed to be possessed. After that, over 200 people were accused of witchcraft but only 24 people died; four of these people died in prison and 20 were executed. None of the victims were kids and most of the people killed were in their 60s and 70s. The Salem Witch Trials lasted until May of 1693 when the governor's wife was accused of witchcraft. The…