In January 1692‚ the colony of Salem‚ Massachusetts would encounter a situation that would change the small colony forever. That year the quiet town would endure a 9-month long span of trials of witchcraft that would leave 200 accused witches and 20 dead. The trials were based on religious beliefs and would separate all the “unholy” citizens from the community. The trials separated the community based on fear and individuals singling out others based on class. The witch-hunts have affected modern
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the author employs the use of an Overture to introduce his characters and as a transportation device of his theme. In doing so‚ he creates a parallel‚ that would appear to be uncanny and mysteriously specific if unintentional‚ between the Puritan society’s dreaded and rather disgusting witch trials‚ and the more recent issue that was relevant at the time The Crucible was written--the Red Scare and McCarthyism. He uses this parallel to his advantage in several instances
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practicing Witchcraft and were put on trial. At least 20 people were executed. Victims of witchcraft were said to have Fitts‚ the act of screaming‚ throwing things‚ and outburst of gibberish. It was a strong belief that the devil could give certain people or “Witches” the power to harm others in return for their loyalty. This was one reason of that witchcraft trials became an outbreak in the Salem community. I found it very interesting that people made a big deal of witchcraft. When we
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“witches” admit to being a witch and save their own lives by offering the names of other witches in the community. If the accused claim they are not witches‚ they will be hanged for witchcraft‚ but if they confess and desire God’s forgiveness‚ their lives will be spared. “HALE: You have confessed yourself to witchcraft‚ and that speaks a wish to come to Heaven’s side. And we will bless you Tituba.” (Page 43). Imagine a young puritan girl out in the dark woods with her friends and a slave; dancing
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Good morning/afternoon generation now‚ Im Isabella and I am here today to talk to you about saving Africa’s witch children. The Niger River Delta in Africa is a living hell for many of its people. Many massively large industrial projects have poisoned the water and the land. Sickness and disease are rampant. The source of the problems is clear but most people don’t blame the government‚ instead they have decided to turn on their own children and blame them instead. Encouraged by a group of preachers
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fear of something they didn’t know what it was . Even though the lesson from the Salem Witch Trials about the mass hysteria it’s still repeated in modern times . People let their fear or panic take over their decision in life . When people are scared they don’t tend to stop and think about their decisions and just go with what they think is right ‚even when they are wrong. Hysteria is caused by a physiological problem. And when someone figures out someone weakness like that one they can take advantage
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The second cause of the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria involved the “Lying girls”‚ The lying girls and their erie performances.According to document C (The Examination of Bridget Bishop).The girls started falling into fits as they cried acting like they were being tortured.They were mocking Bridget Bishop
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Miller himself. Miller wrote the crucible as a way to remind everyone of our past mistakes and how closely the Red Scare imitates our past in a way of speaking out without doing so directly. In the Crucible‚ Abigail Williams accuses many women of witchcraft with the help of other girls and she targets the wife of John Proctor because of the affair she had with him. John Proctor becomes Abigail’s primary adversary in the court and becomes a crucial character within the story‚ the strongest opposing
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When Abigail and the other girls accuse women of witchcraft‚ they gain power through forgiveness and mischief. In the exposition of Act I‚ Abigail soon realized that if she told the truth and confessed she wouldn’t be getting into serious trouble but she would have to accuse others of witchcraft without any proof whatsoever. During Act I‚ many were accused of witchcraft and a variety of them happen to be arrested and sent to jail for committing the atrocities against the Salem village and its people
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen of the jury I have lived in other places and went through the same things as Salem are going through with this witchcraft nonsense. Everything that I’ve heard and seen has definitely been happening here because of this woman Mary Warren. Once I heard about this nonsense I knew Mary Warren had to be prosecuted. Do you guys really think that she is such a great person? I personally don’t think so there is definitely hidden evil behind that supposedly innocent face
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