Witch-hunt

Salem Witch Trials Witches The word witch comes from the celtic word 'wicca' meaning 'wise one' or 'magician'. Witchcraft was made a capital offence in Britan in the year 1563. How it began The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692. It all started when an Arawak slave called Tituba began telling otherworldly tales to 9 year old Elizabeth Parris and 11 year old Abigail WIlliams. Eventually, other girls joined in to listen to Tituba's stories. The new group included Ann Putnam (11), Mercy Lewis (17),…

Witch Trials in Europe Most people today know about witches and wizards from how Hollywood has portrayed them, and how they have magical powers that can do amazing spells. Such as in Harry Potter they’re not very feared, besides for the ones who set out to do evil, but in Europe in the 1400’s it was a totally different story people were absolutely terrified by them and thought that they were sent upon them from the devil out to do evil doings, and killed thousands of indecent people. How did…

witchcraft was such a big deal in New England , people started pointing fingers at people whom they thought to be suspicious. This caused many people to be put on trial and most likely sentenced to death. Altho when you think about is , the Salem witch trials were less about witchcraft and more about the state of Christianity. “People were being sentenced to death because of heresy,…

A series of hangings and executions had taken place from June 10, 1692 to September 22, 1962, which was known as the Salem Witch Trials. By examining five documents based on the Trials, I have figured out that that there are multiple events that lead to this major event in history. My analysis shows that the leading causes for the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria were the very little to no evidence made for the case, the unusual ratio between the accused and accusers, and the locations of the accused…

The salem witch trials were a very intense time for america. This paper talks about what they were, why they happened, the reason the stopped, the witches of today, and a story of a witch named Lady Alice Kyteler. The Salem Witch Trials started from fear but stopped because people realised that they were killing innocent women. The Salem Witch Trials were court hearings for people who were thought to be witches. Twenty or more people were either hanged or burned. A year or two later the madness…

Inquisitors could use torture to get confessions, it made it easier for people to be tried as witches. Most people did not like being tortured and people would confess to stop the torture. Torture did not create witchcraft but did increase the witch crisis. Witch literature and manuals pertaining to the removal of witches began to increase around 1230. The manuals were to tell Inquisitors how to question those that they thought were witches. The manuals would tell them to ask whether the…

Salem Witch trials In 1692 many people were accused of witchcraft. It was a group of girls that started it all and from there on many innocent people were killed. What were the main causes for the salem witch trials I believe that the cause for the salem witch trials were that there was an economic downfall and the strong belief for witches. In 1692 the average size of farmland was at an all time low from, it started at 250 acres and dropped down to 120 acres (Salem Evidence C). This shows…

hysteria of witchcraft led to the assumptions that witches were present among the innocent because of direct admission of some and visions of witches by others which is illustrated in the hearing of the first 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…

it forced them to commit wrongful acts. They mainly saw themselves as separate people from anyone else, regardless of their skin color. If the group did not have the same beliefs they regarded them as outcasts. In the context of witchcraft and witch trials, the acquisitions and trials were more based on narrow-mindedness and racism of the prosecutors than the real witchcraft, the supernatural and the occult. The…

through this testimony,” said Reverend Hale (Act II page 1148). The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller was written to critique the society that he lived in. The story takes place in a small town within Salem where they begin having their very own witch trials. Many attributes of their trials were terribly inconclusive. The testimonies were being believed on a dime. There were threats dispersed if they did not confess, the evidence was false and derogatory. Everyone was in a mass frantic…