In New England‚ mass agitation and paranoia resulted in a notorious episode of American history known as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. What started as an amount of accusations from a group of girls‚ turned into a series of disastrous events. These girls accused several local woman of the small town of Salem located in the state of Massachusetts of playing with the devil‚ casting spells and being witches. This series of events was considered a new phenomenon in America‚ but across Europe it was
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wondering after my long night of travelling. I could not dismiss her as a fool thou‚ why any child would ever fake such a thing didn’t make sense. The event of the day that gave me the strangest feeling was meeting with the town preacher. Reverend Parris‚ I very cold man he was. A stern handshake more like that of a merchant then the head of the church. I questioned his character from the very moment he welcomed me. Although this is a pure town the forces I felt today were unnerving I can only pray
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Intolerance is not a new idea as can be seen in the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller‚ which takes place in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. The Puritans specialized in narrow-minded beliefs as anyone who did not conform to their ideals was not tolerated in their society. Without their ignorance‚ it would have been much harder for the Witch Trials to occur if they did at all. It may seem like dangerous intolerance is an ancient concept‚ but discrimination lives on in today’s society.
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because his dedication to the witchcraft trials changed‚ he had confidence in John Proctor’s innocence‚ and he regretted signing Rebecca Nurse’s death warrant. There are many examples in The Crucible that portrays Rev. Hale’s dedication status‚ confidence‚ & regret. In the beginning‚ Rev. Hale was dedicated‚ knowledgeable‚ and certain in the trials‚ but as the story rolled on‚ he starts to feel unhappy about how the trial was going and then lost all faith in the court system at the end of the play
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The Crucible play takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts set around the mid to late 1600’s. Inside this peculiar little town most people are very religious and believe in the Puritan religion. For a little background Puritans do not believe or participate in activities like dancing and reading novels. Growing up as a little kid in the Puritan religion could seem like you are being hidden or kept away from activities that would alter your beliefs towards how your religion teaches them. Throughout
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Throughout the play‚ persecution proves to be a direct consequence of fear. Parris wants Proctor to confess and wants everyone to convince him to confess because he fears the town and what they’ll think of him. The obsession Parris had about how the village thought of him overcame and that’s when he started pressuring the people to convince Proctor. Another character that falls into the trap of fear is the Abigail Williams. Abigail‚ a former servant to the Proctors‚ was kicked out because of the
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Directions – Read pages three through eight‚ which constitute Miller’s commentary and background on the play The Crucible. Then‚ fill in the blanks below with the missing information. Reverend _Parris_’s age is about mid-¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 40s. Betty Parris is the Reverend’s daughter and she is 10 years old. He is no longer married after having been widowed. Although the Reverend has a child he is not very fond of ________. His house is in the town and the _________ __________ is nearby. Salem and
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What Caused the Hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. What caused the salem trials‚ there are many reasons‚ It could have been because of the things that were going on in Salem but there are many reasons for why this happend‚ I will explain a couple of the reasons‚ many people were accused to be witches‚ many people in salem were killed for being accused of being witches. Know one really knows why this started but it was horrible they were brutally killed and many were in prison. Sometimes
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completely convinced that the witchcraft occurring in Salem was in fact reality and was determined to get rid of it whatever way possible. He was constantly researching the source of witchcraft itself and how to destroy it. He investigated Betty Parris and the Putnam’s daughter to gather clues and evidence as to why these events are happening. He also talks with Abigail Williams and Tituba and aks them if they ever recruited others to be followers of the devil. Later in the act‚ Hale’s confidence
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case‚ both events involved the singling out and punishment of innocent Americans accused of dealing with the devil. The Salem Witch Trials began in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the winter months of 1692 when Betty Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams‚ the daughter and niece of Reverend Parris‚ began to have fits described as "beyond the power of natural disease to effect" by Reverend John Hale (Source B). The girls screamed‚ threw things about the room‚ uttered strange sounds‚ and crawled under furniture
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