The Witch

increased taxes. This then further lead to more charity being requested by people, especially from the elderly. Seeing as denying people charity often results in ‘refusal-guilt’ then there were many more witch accusations because people needed to blame someone for their guilt. Preferably the witch who they had refused. The disputes and rebellions also contributed to the Witchcraze because this lead to many men dying and only women remaining. This however links to religious changes because it was…

The Wicked Purge The Salem Witch Trials is a gloomy snapshot of the United States’ past. The trials occurred in the winter of 1691-1692. The trials resulted in nineteen unethical hangings and hundreds of grievances. The trials resulted from multiple forms of conflict. The forms of conflict would include economic gain, personal gain, and division of the town. The ultimate cause of the Salem Witch Trials would be multiple girls avoiding punishment for their transgressions against the Puritan faith…

Don’t Fear the Witch There are many things that can come to mind when one hears “witchcraft”. Classic films like “Hocus Pocus”, “The Craft”, “The Blair Witch Project” and many more are famous for their plots that revolve around the antics of witches. The witches are shown to have supernatural abilities such as being able to shapeshift, levitate objects, turn people into animals, and invoke spirits. Delving into the darker side of the topic, the taboo word can incite thoughts of animal sacrifices…

The Salem witch trials were trails held in Massachusetts during February 1692 and May 1693. Several girls claimed they were taken over by the devil and they accused woman of practicing witchcraft. The trials executed primarily women for the charge of witchcraft. Although they were called Salem witch trails, hearings were conducted in several towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut. As a wave of hysteria spread throughout colonial Massachusetts, a special court convened in Salem to hear the…

Salem witch trials, to some, is a mystery, enigma, or confusing, but there is a possible answer to this situation: Jealousy. 20 people in Salem, Massachusetts were hanged in 1692, because of being accused of witchcraft. Some people say that religion cause it. Others say that it was because of them trying to explain the unexplainable. Here’s why I think jealousy would beat out religion and explaining the unexplainable is explaining the cause of this whole ‘which ‘witch’ is a witch’ hysteria.…

prosperity and opportunity but it was also full of darkness. In New England, during the late 1600s, witch trials occurred. Many people were killed in towns all across New England for a crime which today is thought of as absurd. All across the area, people were tried and hanged for committing the crime of witchcraft. The most famous of these trials are those of Salem, Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials claimed the lives of over 20 people before they finally ended. One of the two factions…

initial works won prizes, and amid his senior year, the Federal Theater Project in Detroit performed one of his works. One of the plays was The Crucible. It was composed in 1953. It is a sensationalized and mostly fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that occurred in the Province of Massachusetts. The unbelievable ailment impelled fears of witchcraft, it comprised of young ladies including a slave, and numerous different inhabitants of Salem started to blame different villagers for…

a way of seeing a method to study. In order for a Witch to have a perfect understanding of anything, all these powers should be present. Nescere: To Know Nescere corresponds to the direction of the East and the element of Air.…

In the movie, “The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Four Children flee war-torn London and arrive at their safe haven home. Upon arrival they realize the house is strict and they become troubled. While playing games to make themselves feel better about their predicament they find a magic wardrobe that takes them to a new land called Narnia. Throughout the story many themes present themselves, two of which being that good can come from misfortune (shown mostly in the…

The Salem Witch Trials began during the late winter and spring of 1692 when a group of young girls began to display strange behavior. They claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused many local women of witchcraft. The first convicted witch was Bridget Bishop and she was hanged. In January 1692, 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams began having fits, including violent deformity and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming. After a local doctor, William Griggs, diagnosed…