People of the Salem witch trials

by Arthur Miller, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. Miller writes about the effects of how the town of Salem use religion as a blinder to the events taking place during the Salem Witch Trials. A group of girls are found dancing and doing things they should not be in the woods, and when questioned they blame spirits. The young girls in The Crucible by Arthur Miller gain control of the town of Salem which results in the deaths of many people. They claim they are bewitched and…

In Arthur Miller's book, “The Crucible” a group of girls accuse innocent Salem citizens of conducting witchcraft. This creates hysteria in the village and leads to mostly everyone being falsely accused. Abigail Williams begins the false accusations, she does this in order to be with her desired lover John Proctor. Abigail and John Proctor had an affair, John Proctor's wife dismisses Abigail from being their servant for that reason. As a method to have John Proctor, Abigail falsely accuses John…

The Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692 was caused by many factors that were of issue at the time. These factors included fear, attention seeking, and extreme religious beliefs. One summer in Salem Village, 20 people were killed and more died in the witch trial due to the hysteria that surrounded the village. The first and most obvious cause for the hysteria was the extreme religious beliefs held by the Puritans. It is not unheard of for someone to have such extreme beliefs that they actually…

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…

reputation and respect for people is portrayed clearly in The Crucibles, by Arthur Miller through Abigail, and the girls. During the time of the trials, women and children were unimportant, they were never to speak unless spoken to, and they never could partake or establish any important decisions. However, in the witch court trials Abigail and the girls had power amongst everyone; they could say who was guilty and who was innocent. Since the girls had power over Salem, they were going to use it…

The Puritans were a very religious driven group of people. The Puritans had very strict rules that they were forced to follow. For that reason research seems to show that the Puritans were very puritanical. Predestination which is the belief in Jesus and taking act in the sacraments would not affect one’s salvation, it is a privilege from God only. God chooses who will be saved and those who receive the grace of god. The Puritans weren’t always a part of their own religion. They used to be a…

accused witches. In the event of the Salem Witch Trials, dozens of innocent people were put to their death for truly grotesque reasons. One morning in January of 1692, two girls by the names of Betty Parris and Abigail Williams began experiencing anomalous fits, eventually leading to the accusations that they had been bewitched. Gradually, an increasing number of children began experiencing these fits which, unequivocally, began startling the Puritans of Salem, Massachusetts. In pursuit of…

the events of the Salem Witch Trials and the hysteria that affected the whole town of Salem. The Witch Trials lasted from March to September of 1692, and a total of 19 people were killed. The Crucible alludes to the fact that a character’s motivation for power may be played off the fear of others in order to create hysteria. It is demonstrated in The Crucible that an individual can have great power to cause mass hysteria. Tituba…

order to be with Mr. Proctor. The people in charge of the court take the opportunity to rid of the citizens as well for the purpose of possessing their land. Mr. Proctor went before the court and confessed about his affair and Abigail’s confession of her lying that she only told to him. He had lost to the court and was later arrested when the group of girls accused him of witch craft. As a result, the witch trials cause the deaths of many the many accused towns people. “Arthur Miller saw…

witches of Salem to save themselves from getting in trouble and running their name in the city. Why did they choose those certain people to accuse them of being witches? The girls blamed these certain people for many reasons, which include: the girls hated these people, also their parents told them to blame certain people to benefit the family, finally the girls had a problem with the citizens whom they were accusing. These girls were held as witnesses at the Salem Witch Trials and got the…