Samuel Parris

What Caused The Salem Witch Trials There were three causes Conflict between young girls and older woman,lying teenagers,economic and political power divide between two sides of town.One possiable causecould be the conflict between young girls and older woman,witch involved age, gender, and maritual status. According to the accusers chart on document B there were twenty-nine out of thirty-four people were females twenty-three of twenty-nine were under twenty-one years old. Another possible…

were a chain of trials against supposed witches in Salem Massachusetts. The initial event that started the beliefs was when the Betty, the ten year old daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris and his niece, eleven year old Abigail began to have sudden uncontrollable bodily convulsions which mimicked demonic actions; which led Parris, ministers, and the local doctor to believe that the cause was witchcraft. During this time there had been a large number of accusations of people practicing witchcraft,…

Salem Witch Trial, religion didn’t matter, nobody was safe from getting accused just because they were a certain religion. Most of the accused were Christian and it didn’t stop the court from claiming that they are guilty. One of the ministers Samuel Parris was a Puritan so to the Salem town, he was an influence of the devil. Puritan’s believed that Satan would pick the weakest people such as women, kids, and the insane to do his work, so the people that do would be considered a witch. Politics…

Salem Witch Hanging”). This report will explain exactly how these executions happened and some of the dark conspiracies that tag along with it. What Took Place during the Salem Witch Trials? It all started in the year of 1692 when Elizabeth “Betty” Parris became ill with a fever (Dunn 4 & 10). Her symptoms included not only a fever, but seizures, convulsions, hiding under furniture, feeling frozen, having pinching sensations throughout her body, making odd sounds, and much more (Dunn 10 &…

their own greed. Danforth was blinded by his pride. He dismissed all of the signs and let himself be carried away by the frenzy and his own authority. Hale started out as a pompous man who thought himself to be more qualified than he really was. Parris was only out to strengthen his reputation and deepen his pockets. Such faults and corruption do not a jury…

The truth behind the Salem Witch Trials Although the disputing theories behind the Salem Witch Trials are diverse and manifold, the truth of the Trials' origins may in fact, not be so surprising after all. Perhaps the Salem Witch Trials originated from more sundry beginnings; such as being a ploy for wealth and land. The origins of the Salem Witch Trials are quite controversial. The first person ever to be accused of witchcraft in The Massachusetts Bay colony, was Margaret Jones, a midwife…

The Salem Witch Trials occurred in Massachusetts during the year of 1692. The Witch trials began due to Puritan people accusing people in society a witch. Although the Salem Witch Trials are a part of our nation’s history; people also study about the witch trials in American literature through the eyes of Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister (Cain 225). Nathaniel Hawthorne is another very popular author studied in American Literature that also reflects on the Salem witch trials, but in a…

This becomes strangely obvious to us now looking back on the court transcript in document 6 as recorded by Samuel Parris. Within the record it is revealed that the accused witch, Bridget Bishop, was apparently controlling the accusers based on her movements. In practice though, this is easily spotted as a childish game of mockery played by the accusers. It is easy…

is an unusual woman in this era. Women were usually more submissive characters, however, she is the complete opposite which goes against the Puritan beliefs and causes the society to resent her. Shortly after that, Martha and Sarah had traveled to Samuel Preston’s land to complain about his cow eating and trespassing onto their lands. Preston is used to intimidating women. “I don’t think, until that moment, a woman had ever met his anger without a bowed head and a curved back” (118). Martha…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about what happened during the Salem Witch Trials. It gives insight about what people had to deal with in this situation and how they handled it. The trials were basically a big test which helped figuring out whether or not people were guilty of witchcraft. This is an example of what a crucible is. In our world today we still have crucibles and even though they are different than back then, they all relate to each other because of what influence they have…