What Is Misogyny In The Crucible

From 1692 to 1693, a series of witchcraft accusations occurred to explain the unexplainable problems and issues. This was known as the Salem Witch Trials. During this time period, many people were accusing others as witches and many were also accused as witches. At first, it was only to get back at a rude neighbor, but it soon began to become a phenomenon as the witchcraft hysteria spread. Women in Salem were more likely than men to be both the accused and accuser because of misogyny that promoted men’s superiority, thus degrading women’s social and economic standing in society and encouraging the idea of women's inferiority.
During the time of the Salem Witch Trials, people did not have the knowledge to explain certain strange events that occurred in their lives. There was not enough scientific research to explain to the people of Salem about unexplainable and strange events. Women became the target of the accused because of misogyny that led to their inferiority. Ann Pudeator, a Puritan midwife, was accused of being a witch even though she was innocent. She was accused of being a witch when she was framed to be the murderer of John Best, Jr.’s wife. Prudeator was one of the higher economic and social status women at the time, which
Women who went on trial received no lawyer and could not call any witness to testify (You’re). Mary Beth Norton, stated that during the trials the judges that were nominated were all prominent men with no legal training except one (Mary). Adding on, Rebecca Nurse, who was testified as “not guilty” during her first trial, was later on convicted as guilty because the jury was told to reconsider. Even with the help of her family and friends’ petition, she was unable to prove her innocence in court (Essay on Rebecca Nurse). This also explains that men’s superiority and misogyny in Salem prevented women from getting a fair and legal trial, thus making them easy targets of being a