The Accusation

Putnam family. The text states, “The accusation and arrest of many innocent people could have emerged from jealousy and resentment found in this powerful family, known as ‘the chief prosecutors in this business’ ” (Karson). The mass wealth of the Putnam family had saved them from any form of prosecution. Many were jealous of the lands and riches they had in their possession. The jealousy only added to the Putnams’ strength as they followed to make false accusations against those who despised…

discrimination, murder and adultery. The priest tried to kill the barrio lieutenant that is why he attempted to murder because of what he did, but it was stopped by the family of the lieutenant. It was serve as an injustice because of the wrong accusation to the innocent people like the barrio lieutenant. The relatives of the barrio lieutenant were arrested and the priest just went home. Murder is one of the social issues in the text because the priest shot the barrio lieutenant with his…

it my duty to address the heinous accusations which have been put forth by Simon Fish in his broad-sheet, A Supplication for the Beggars. Fish charges the church with numerous offenses, many of which hold no substance, nor proof, and reflects heretical ideals similar to those expressed by Martin Luther himself. The discontent that Fish has created within the commonwealth is unacceptable, but there is small sliver of truth in Fish’s statements, not in his accusations, but in the need for reform…

The main reason for Abigail taking advantage of these accusations was for her to accuse Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch. If she were to successfully eliminate Elizabeth, she could have John all to herself, which empowered her to act as if Elizabeth was the Devil herself. Abigail is seen as an innocent child…

hopes of possibly having an opportunity to speak with her regarding certain concerns that have recently developed or are currently developing even now. These grave concerns not only upset me as a PARENT but more so as a FATHER! Be it disturbing accusations or not, I honestly feel that the public has a right to know who’s being brought into our public school system. Especially when it involves the safety of our children. On last week, I was confronted by a mother and a…

began to think the girls were possessed with the devil. The accused girls then began to confess to being possessed and started to accuse other villagers of being witches. Some villagers saw the accusations as an opportunity to accuse other villagers so they could gain something from it. The accusations only lasted a year until it was over. The result was the Salem Witch Trials, by the end a total 200 people were accused…

The Salem Witch Trials In 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts, many of the young girls and women were complaining of being possessed by the devil due to witchcraft. However, none of the villagers were certain of who was doing the witchcraft. The girls accused many other women and some men in the village out of revenge or pure hatred. “Thousands of suspected witches were hanged or burned in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and belief in witches was common in the American…

used as a political and social tool for government bodies from many countries. This idea is exemplified through the Blood Libel which occurred during this time frame, with events such as the first accusation, treatment of the Jews there after, and the long lasting effects of the Libel. The first accusation occurred during the early 11th century and began in England with the murder of William of Norwich (Poliakov, The History of Anti-Semetism Volume 1, 1955). Although there was…

Over 200 innocent people were killed in the events that took place during 1692 and 1693. This event caused so many lives to be taken from people over one belief, and that was that the villagers accused were a witch. The Salem Witch Trials started from fearful beliefs in an isolated location that led to cruel punishments and death for some men, women, and children. The Salem Witch Trials are known as a dark time in history. The Salem Witch Trials are “a series of witchcraft cases brought before…

The pace of the accusations in the beginning February 1692 were about a dozen of women. The accusations fluctuated and then soared until it drastically crashed in numbers in the end of the hysteria in October 1692. The amount of accusations went from minimal to sky rocketing and were no longer kept in accurate records because the accusations were flying so freely and were affecting many. The status of a person started as an outcast…