The Witch

time that God and evil was everywhere, which frightened them. This fear and the thought that people were consorting with the devil or possessed caused a lot of suffering. The Salem Witch Trials was one of the many tragedies that befell the colonists due to their fears as depicted in Cotton Mather’s writings of the Salem Witch Trials. This fear and belief that the colonists held also led to the puritans written in William Bradford’s writing’s, where they thought because of…

However, this wasn’t the case when the word of witchcraft appeared in Salem. Rumors about colonist performing witchcraft didn’t come off too well on their reputation. Children were suppose to be seen and not heard, but this wasn’t the case for the Salem witch trials. Judges and priest believed children didn’t have the heart to lie or slander people. For the Salem the trials this wasn’t the case Abigail and her group accused Godly and Innocent puritans, to turn the court away from their sinful…

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…

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…

experiences and hardships the settlers had when they first landed in Jamestown, Virginia in 1609. In the Examination of Ann Foster, the woman Anne Foster, confesses to being a witch. The author is a witness to her confession, making it a primary source. The author is trying to create a scene in Oregon during the Salem Witch Trials, and he does this by writing about Anne Foster 's experiences. The audience are the common people (citizens) who were waiting to see whether or not Foster would…

Hysteria is a exaggerated emotion or excitement especially among a group of people. The Salem Witch Trails began in 1692, by a group of young girls who claimed to be possessed by the devil, and accused many innocent woman of witchcraft. McCarthyism named after Joseph McCarthy, refers to act of making an allegation that someone is a communist or spreading communism. Joseph McCarthy a republican, claimed that 200 communist had become part of the government, and started the House Un-Amercian…

“Unfaithful lover long since dead. Life is sweet, be not shy. On thy feet. So sayeth I”- Hocus Pocus, 1993. McCarthyism and the Salem Witch Trials were both times of great shame for this country. Both featured charismatic individuals who orchestrated the delirium in service of their own malevolent goals. The two were fueled by two different types of fear, the fear of sin and the fear of nuclear war. They exemplified how the prejudice that divides society can leave everlasting scars. Together the…

the Salem witch trials, which took place in the late 1600’s in the deeply religious town of Salem. These trials were caused by the accusation of women doing the ‘work of the devil’ or in simpler terms, witchcraft. The deaths of dozens of women were recorded, but it remains unknown how many more died off the record because of such accusations. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, he writes his take on what could have happened during the trials. According to Miller’s writings, the witch…

She causes pain and suffering too many people. John Proctor’s relationship with Elizabeth and Abigail creates chaos in Salem Witch Trials. It also shows how Abigail is responsible for the Salem Witch Trials. Abigail is manipulative and wants everything to go her way. Therefore she is a villain, adulterer, manipulator and nothing less. It shows how Abigail will do anything to keep herself safe. She will even put…

MODERN DAY WITCH HUNTS I choose to write about modern day witch hunt because I wanted to learn more about it. I never knew what a witch hunt was but I did research and found out its when they search for people accused of witch hunt and is persecuted when found. And this all started because Salem witch trails was a series of hearings and…