Nantucket, Massachusetts

Witchcraft is the term usually used in the social science literature but the practices which it refers to can be found in the all communities. In the past it was a lots of debates about the similarities and dissimilarities between witchcraft and sorcery. The scholars generally assumed that both terms can be used interchangeably, but it is important to explain a particular way of use each of them. Since the dawn of time people was always interested in the magic and supernatural powers. Topic of…

Towards the middle, Reverend Hale started noticing flaws in the court and the story of witchcraft which led him to be skeptical. One evening, Hale went to John Proctor’s house to investigate John’s wife, Elizabeth, for symptoms of witchcraft since she was mentioned of having witchcraft in the court. During that night, Elizabeth told John to tell Hale about how Abigael mentioned that witchcraft was fake. Hale shockingly says, “Abigail Williams told you it had naught to do with witchcraft” (pg 69)…

Reputation Essay According to the Webster Dictionary, Reputation defines as “the common opinion that people have about someone or something; the way in which people think of someone or something.” I believe an individual’s reputation defines all the characteristics of their personality. People hold only one reputation in their life. In The Crucible, John Proctor says “How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (Page) This quote shows the importance of reputation…

As part of the infamous “swimming test,” accused witches were dragged to the nearest body of water, stripped to their undergarments, bound and then tossed in to to see if they would sink or float. Since witches were believed to have spurned the sacrament of baptism, it was thought that the water would reject their body and prevent them from submerging. According to this logic, an innocent person would sink like a stone, but a witch would simply bob on the surface. The victim typically had a rope…

The Legend of Witches Los brujos o brujas are mischievous individuals who practice evil around their neighbors or people they envy. Often for little or no cause generally it is on their enemies witches practice the evil doings which they are able to perform. No one is born a witch. Witchcraft is some kind of science a kind of learning which may be learned from other witches, In New Mexicans, they speak of a witch as being in agreement with the devil young people such as old have a terrible…

The war destroyed regions of New York, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. Refugees were sent, fleeing from the destruction, into the county of Essex and Salem village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, present day Danvers, Massachusetts. These shifted people put a strain on Salem’s resources. Controversy was brought about over Reverend Samuel Parris, who was disliked for his rigid ways and greedy nature. His daughter was one of the first victims, or so…

The novel, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, tells a fictional story based on the events of the Salem Witch Trials. In the book, a group of young girls begin to accuse others of witchcraft and dealing with the devil. Their false accusations lead to mass hysteria and the dramatic deaths of 19 innocents. Although there were many characters who contributed to the chaos, it is obvious that Abigail Williams is most at fault since, from the beginning, she had the most control of the situation and used it…

Because of Her If you don’t control your mind someone else will. It is very easy to get manipulated by other people. People who have read The Crucible would say Abigail Williams is the most loathsome in this story because she evilly persuades the girls to do what she is doing. When Parris found the girls in the wood dancing they knew they were in inscrutable trouble. The first thing Abigail did was accused another person for her actions “She made me do it…” (Miller, 1154), by that statement she…

The author wrote the novel as a way to understand her past, as well as share it with others. The Carriers that she described in her book are based on what she knows about her ancestors involved in the Salem Witch Trials. Their names were the Carriers as well. However, Kent also wrote the novel to share a different perspective on the events. Most historical documents and fictional retellings focus on the main people involved in the trials: The girls and the accused from Salem. In The Heretic’s…

According to Breslaw, there is analyzed evidence that proves that Tituba was ‘coached’ with her confession, and her confession is filled with contradictions that the Massachusetts magistrate happily ignored (540,541, and 549). Breslaw also demonstrates the kinds of power that a slave could hold through the witness stand; although Tituba was herself accused of witchcraft she molded her testimony to make herself appear as…