Informative Speech Outline: 1692 Salem Witch Trials
Brooke Rice
Com 105- C
Spring 2015
Speech Outline
Topic: 1692 Salem Witch Trials
Purpose: After listening to my speech, the audience will have a better insight on trails, how they were started, what happened during the trials, the aftermath of the trials, possible reasons for the sicknesses the women exhibited, and why the trials occurred in the first place.
Thesis: One of the most famous cases of mass hysteria broke out in Salem, Massachusetts. The 1692 Salem Witch Trials forever changed our judicial system.
Introduction
1. When most people think about the Salem Witch Trials they see a group of women being burned at the stake with a group of puritans screaming at them to DIE! Did you know that no witch was actually burned? And one of …show more content…
Growing up I was raised in a Christian household being taught of good vs. evil and God being the ALMIGHTY. However, as I grew older I started to form my own opinions on life and religion. I started to look into my family history and other religions. I shortly found out that I actually in fact came from a PAGEN background. After that I wanted to learn everything I could possibly know about Paganism. When most people think of Paganism they think of WITCHS or DEVIL WORSHIPERS… It's simply an umbrella term covering many different religions and belief systems. Upon doing all the research on Paganism I stumbled across stories of the Salem Witch Trails, and it very much struck my interest which lead to more research on the trails.
3. If you have not heard of The Salem Witch Trails, hopefully listening to my speech will help you understand a little more in depth on what actually happened during this time …show more content…
The first case of this special court was the Trial of Bridget Bishops. She maintained her innocence throughout the trial. She was an older woman known for gossiping in Salem Village according to Smithsonian Magazine according to her clamming innocent she was found guilty and on June 10th, 1692 she became the first person to be hanged in these trials. ii. After her hanging Cotton Mater a respected minister wrote a letter to the courts to disallow any evidence that came in the form of dreams, or visions. The courts ignored his advice and the hangings continued.
5 people in July, 5 in August, and 8 in September. One man in August refused to plead guilty or not guilty and because of his refusal they pressed him to death with heavy stones. Basically what they did was lay him on the ground and kept pressing large stones on him one on top of the other until he could no longer breath and died. iii. Cotton maters father Increase Mater the president of Harvard University gave a quote regarding spectral evidence. “It better that 10 suspected witch’s escape then 1 innocent person be condemned”.
Due to Increase Mater’s quote of the trials Governor Phipps dissolved the special court. The only reason he did it was because his own wife stood accused and the ply actually worked on the governor. After that only 3 out of 63 people were found
Com 105- C
Spring 2015
Speech Outline
Topic: 1692 Salem Witch Trials
Purpose: After listening to my speech, the audience will have a better insight on trails, how they were started, what happened during the trials, the aftermath of the trials, possible reasons for the sicknesses the women exhibited, and why the trials occurred in the first place.
Thesis: One of the most famous cases of mass hysteria broke out in Salem, Massachusetts. The 1692 Salem Witch Trials forever changed our judicial system.
Introduction
1. When most people think about the Salem Witch Trials they see a group of women being burned at the stake with a group of puritans screaming at them to DIE! Did you know that no witch was actually burned? And one of …show more content…
Growing up I was raised in a Christian household being taught of good vs. evil and God being the ALMIGHTY. However, as I grew older I started to form my own opinions on life and religion. I started to look into my family history and other religions. I shortly found out that I actually in fact came from a PAGEN background. After that I wanted to learn everything I could possibly know about Paganism. When most people think of Paganism they think of WITCHS or DEVIL WORSHIPERS… It's simply an umbrella term covering many different religions and belief systems. Upon doing all the research on Paganism I stumbled across stories of the Salem Witch Trails, and it very much struck my interest which lead to more research on the trails.
3. If you have not heard of The Salem Witch Trails, hopefully listening to my speech will help you understand a little more in depth on what actually happened during this time …show more content…
The first case of this special court was the Trial of Bridget Bishops. She maintained her innocence throughout the trial. She was an older woman known for gossiping in Salem Village according to Smithsonian Magazine according to her clamming innocent she was found guilty and on June 10th, 1692 she became the first person to be hanged in these trials. ii. After her hanging Cotton Mater a respected minister wrote a letter to the courts to disallow any evidence that came in the form of dreams, or visions. The courts ignored his advice and the hangings continued.
5 people in July, 5 in August, and 8 in September. One man in August refused to plead guilty or not guilty and because of his refusal they pressed him to death with heavy stones. Basically what they did was lay him on the ground and kept pressing large stones on him one on top of the other until he could no longer breath and died. iii. Cotton maters father Increase Mater the president of Harvard University gave a quote regarding spectral evidence. “It better that 10 suspected witch’s escape then 1 innocent person be condemned”.
Due to Increase Mater’s quote of the trials Governor Phipps dissolved the special court. The only reason he did it was because his own wife stood accused and the ply actually worked on the governor. After that only 3 out of 63 people were found