When the trials began, many accused others of witchcraft and this lead to them accusing even more. The new news of the entire witchcraft epidemic in Salem left many disturbed and trying to eliminate the bad of the town. The novel allows the reader to reflect on the life of the Salem people and understand the happenings. One example is the reflection of the lives of teenage girls in the puritan society, sent by God to marry and have a family, lacking the happiness of teen hood. Thus, explaining a
The trials began as a result of a seemingly bewitched child named Betty Parris. The 9-year old and her friends, curious of their futures, began consulting the spirits for advice on who they should marry. Soon after their experience, the girls began convulsing and angling their bodies in ways that physicians not explain. Historians are unsure why the girls did this, whether they were spectacular actors or bewitched or possessed, there is no way to know for sure. It is still a mystery how this could, or even did, affect them in such a way, but nonetheless the townspeople believed it was a result of witchcraft.
Some say the horror of the witch trials was so profound that its supernatural echoes can still be heard on Salem's streets. The first seeds of trouble arrived with the Puritans in 1630. It was a family dispute in Rev. Samuel Parris' household in 1692 that sparked the hunt. Parris' slave, Tituba, taught his daughters and other women in the community 'witchy' little games that were just intended to be fun and entertaining.
Yarely Covarrubias Pd. 3 What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 are a turning point in history, and is an event that continues to mystify our nation, as well as others. Between the months of june and September of 1692, 19 women and men were accused of witchcraft and hanged because of it. Local magistrates took the initiative when young girls claimed that women in the village were inflicting pain on them, which resulted in all the hangings and overall hype of the Salem Witch Trials.
One significant effect was how people stopped believing in witchcraft after the Salem Witch Trials. This saved many lives and allowed people who were dishonest about the whole situation come out and tell the truth. During the witchcraft hysteria, Ann Putnam had the opportunity to come out and regret everything she had done to cause the death of many innocent people (Document C). She, along with many others, was truthfully apologetic about the whole scenario and read her speech before the congregation (Document C). Another person, named Samuel Sewall, wrote a petition about the Salem witchcraft hysteria beliefs.
A crucible is a severe test as of patients or belief, a trial. The play The Crucible is a journey through the trials of many townspeople caused by the superstitious belief of witchcraft. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller progresses and evolves the outlooks and views of the townspeople of Salem and shows how events, people, and catastrophes cause the characters to change their views on whether the people prosecuted were guilty or innocent of witchcraft. Reverend John Hale changes his view, more and more drastically as the play advances, as a result of the events that he underwent and the experiences he had. Soon he had total belief in the innocence of all those convicted and hung in Salem.
Social and generational tensions may be the root cause. Or, maybe fear and anxiety about their future prospects might have given the girls a mental breakdown.”(6) Many of the books I have looked at have explored the possibility that Gender issues and psychological issues also may have fueled the Witch trials to epic proportions. Today in our system, gender is mostly kept out of the decision making process in court and psychological issues are evaluated to see if the accused is even fit to stand trial in the court of law. So once again this shows that had the witch accusations happened in present day a lot of lives would have been
She was dismissed from her job as a servant because she had slept with the man she was working for, whom was married. Her name was blushed throughout the town because of her actions involving John Proctor. In the middle of the play Abigail Williams’ secret was revealed when people found out about the witchcraft she took place in in the beginning of the play in the forest. Knowing Abigail’s reputation as a liar she knew she could get away with it again. She had people fooled to believe that she had god in her and she could see the evil in people and could tell if they were in witchcraft.
Many of these characters go through life changing events that change them forever. Even the neighbors suddenly turn on each other and accuse people they’ve known for years of practicing witchcraft and devil-worship. The town of Salem falls into mass hysteria, “an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear.” Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible” is about the Salem witch trials in 1860. These were classic examples of mass hysteria, resulting in the hanging of a great many respectable men and woman of charges of “trafficking” with the devil. They were convicted by people at least as themselves, largely on the evidence of four young girls who had been caught dancing in the moonlight and laid their dissolute behavior to the influence of Satan.
The Exorcist is a must-see cult classic that has earned its place in pop culture. An exorcism is the process of removing demonic presence from a possessed individual. Not only does The Exorcist deal with an ongoing religious controversy, the demons portrayed in the film have haunted the viewers since the release in 1973. A sensational horror film in my opinion should hold a suspenseful plot, haunting extraordinary graphics, and the actors should strongly preform the script to provoke the audiences’ fears. To someone who’s seen various horror movies, the haunting graphics in The Exorcist left an unforgettable image of evil and will remain a must see movie in my opinion.