real and valid evidence. Two reasons why I say this‚ for one‚ I don ’t fully understand because in my mind it ’s saying‚ that if you look suspicious or do suspicious things someone is allowed to follow you and if they believe you are practicing witchcraft they have the right to accuse you and send you to jail and give you a trial. Now if I’m right I think that is very and I mean very stupid because if your neighbor is the one accusing you then the your land will become a free for all and that neighbor
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Reverend Parris is the father of a girl who was afflicted with “witchcraft” and the uncle of Abigail Williams. He is scared that Abigail could ruin his ranking in the church if she is found guilty in being in an affair. In the text‚ Reverend Parris smacks Abigail WIlliams during their conversation.He doesn’t want her being
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Bibliography: Ray‚ Benjamin C.‚ “The Salem Witch Mania‚” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 7‚ issue 1 (2010): 40-64. http://www.galileo.usg.edu Woolf‚ Alan. 2000. "Witchcraft or Mycotoxin? The Salem Witch Trials." Journal Of Toxicology -- Clinical Toxicology 38‚ no. 4: 457-460. http://www.galileo.usg.edu Mixon Jr.‚ Franklin G. 2000. "Homo Economicus and the Salem Witch Trials." Journal Of Economic Education 31‚ no
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result of some sin‚ when the cry of witchcraft rung through the town via the lips of Abigail Williams people were more than willing to believe that the devil was alive in Salem. But was it solely due to Abigail that the events that followed and consequently the witch trials took place? Though the primary offender it is not her actions alone that provoked nor exacerbated the situation. There were many others involved that largely contributed to prolonging the witchcraft hysteria. Such people include Reverend
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Tanya Luhrmann‚ a senior researcher at Cambridge‚ addresses the neglected population of magician and witchcraft practitioners of contemporary London in her book‚ Persuasions of Witch’s Craft. Even thought there were couple of discrepancies in her book‚ Luhrmann provides valuable anthropological insight to different practices of witchcraft‚ explains why females are interested in magic‚ and analyzes what drives a well-educated and adjusted individual in London to join these practices? Luhrmann’s
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Indian slave Tituba because it was understood by the people in Salem that she practiced witchcraft. Eventually‚ Tituba and the neighbors Sarah Good and Sarah Osbourne were arrested for causing harm to Abigail and Betty. While on trial‚ the judge Hawthorne new in his mind and heart that they were guilty. Their trial could be said to be quite unfair. During the trial‚ Tibuba did admit to practicing witchcraft however‚ it is unclear whether or not Samuel Parris was persuading her to admit to
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While many dark sides were uncovered throughout the crucible‚ Abigail Williams is the most self-centered‚ dishonest and manipulative character in The Crucible because she lies to conceal her affair and avoid witchcraft accusations which therefore result in the many deaths of innocent people. One of the first and most obvious traits about Abigail is that she is a manipulative young lady. There is a very evident personality change from the beginning of the play to the end. Around the end of the
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With witchcraft on the rise‚ many citizens of Salem in 1692 were fearful‚ greedy and jealous. Nearly every character in this story gives into one of the factors. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ fear‚ greed‚ and jealousy contribute to the witchcraft hysteria and mass executions in Salem. One of the main contributors to the mass hysteria would be fear. As if the witchcraft hysteria wasn’t enough‚ in 1692 many Salem villagers feared famine due to the upcoming war. The people of Salem contributed
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Elizabeth Proctor was an important part of the Salem Witch Trials. She was accused along with John Proctor‚ Abigail Hobbs‚ Mary Warren‚ Elizabeth Howe‚ and many others. Her story is only part of the long history told. She was convicted of doing witchcraft and was able to avoid execution longer than most were able to. Elizabeth Proctor was John Proctors third wife they were married 18 years and they were running the well known family tavern. Elizabeth Proctor was first seen as a witch when Mary Warren
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In The Crucible‚ the people that confessed to save their own lives‚ such as Tituba‚ are to blame for the unnecessary deaths of innocent people in Salem. When the first person to confess‚ Tituba‚ was confronted for witchcraft‚ she was given two choices: confess or be hanged. Instead of standing up for herself‚ she took the easy path and confessed to being a witch. Tituba really had never seen the devil‚ however the fear of death made her confess to something she was not a part of. Although this
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