The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is one of the most well-known historical events. In 1692‚ 20 people were hanged for being a so-called “witch.” Most accusations were made by six girls‚ which included Betty Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ and Ann Putnam Jr.. Witches were people whose bodies had supposedly been taken over by The Devil. But what really caused the Salem Witch Trials hysteria? The three reasons that caused the mass hysteria were how certain people‚ ages‚ genders‚ and marital statuses were targeted
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Tituba and parris are to blame for starting the hysteria because without parris telling everyone about the dancing and if tituba had not told people she was working with the devil people’s suspicion eventually would had worn off. When parris says “and what shall i say to them? That my daughter and niece i discovered dancing like heathens in the forest?” (p.10). He is trying to figure out what really happened in the woods. When she doesn’t tell him the truth the news of the dancing somehow slips out
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Accused Although it seems difficult to do‚ accusing people of being a part of the Salem witch trials was a breeze. Anyone could be accused for just about anything. One could mainly be accused of witchcraft for ignorant things such as: being of low social status‚ people are envious of one‚ one has an extra body marking‚ and the list could go on for eternity. People were accused of invalid witchcraft‚ because the people of Salem had nothing better to do‚ Abigail Williams lied about people dancing
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played on the character. Included in The Crucible are many characters that go through a struggle that leads them to changing to the expectations set for them‚ leading to questioning themselves‚ one of the main characters that this is found in would be Reverend Hale with the role he played on the executions as well as the attempt to prevent‚ what he once believed was fair from happening‚ the executions of others.
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2.5 Puritan Preacher Provokes! 10/15/014 AP ENG COMPO Assignment Questions 1. To whom is the sermon addressed? The sermon seems to be addressed to the certain wrong-doing people in the church. The preacher does not seem to be singling any one out but it is clear he is talking about sinners. 2. According to Edwards‚ why is God wrathful? According to Edwards God is wrathful because of the wickedness of the people and the treacherous sins that they commit. 3. Reread the sixth paragraph. What people
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In Exodus 22:18‚ it proclaims‚ “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live!” In 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ the Puritans believed every word that the Bible said‚ causing the death of twenty people because they were accused of witchcraft. What caused the panic and alarm that lead to the death of twenty people in Salem? There were three causes: conflict between young girls and older women‚ lying teenagers‚ economic and political power divided between two sides of town. One possible cause could be the conflict
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The Crucible When people inflict judgement onto others and themselves‚ they are forced to pay the consequences for their actions. In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller; Reverend Hale is forced to experience an internal and external conflict surrounding judgement and his morals. We see his entire mindset change throughout the length of the play‚ he goes from being a strict‚ confident witch hunter‚ to a disheveled‚ weak man who ends up begging the court for a retrial. This is an assessment of
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Giles Cory was‚ an 81 year old man stoned to death‚ on September 19‚ 1692. As rocks were piled on him one after another‚ his last words were “More Weight”.. One historical day‚ the slave Tituba and local white women were accused by Betty Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams of practicing witchcraft. For several months‚ the girls started showing weird behavior such as “going into holes‚ and creeping under stools and chairs.” The accused women were sent to jail in Boston‚ but Tituba confessed to
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Through the character of Rebecca Nurse the human-feeling side of injustice and how these accusations tear apart the village of Salem is seen. From the start of the Salem Witch Trials we see Rebecca Nurse as a main contender as she sat at Betty Parris’ side as she was laying in bed‚ sick. Rebecca Nurse denies the mere idea of witchcraft being evident in the village“I have seen them through all of their silly seasons‚ and when it come on them they will run the Devil Bowlegged keeping up with their
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fortune was a result of their misjudgment‚ (4) they are prideful‚ and (5) they must receive a fate worse than they deserve. In the popular play The Crucible‚ one common tragic hero is the main character‚ John Proctor. However‚ some others argue that Reverend Hale was also a tragic hero‚ though less recognized due to the fact that he appears less in the play than Proctor. Based on information provided in both the original play and the movie‚ it can be argued
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