These “events” were brought to life after two girls that lived in the house Tituba served, were diagnosed with “evil hand” or works of the devil. Tituba, along with two “quarrelsome” women were arrested and questioned. Tituba had always been loyal to the family
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. What truly caused the Salem Witch Hysteria of 1692? Although this is a question people assume has a simple answer, it is a topic that really, could result in several different complex
Finding witches seemed to become a crusade. It seemed to me as if they were out to slater women that stood out. There was an end to all this. When men started to stand up for their wives and daughters the Salem hysteria began to take a turn. The Salem witch trial and the role of a woman during this era were difficult.
Abigail and the girls pretend Mary is bewitching them again which make Mary breakdown and accuse john of being a witch. After being tried as a witch and told he was going to get hanged he has a chance to confess and live but he chooses to die and keep his name. As a result of the lies and the affair between john and Abigail there were a lot of innocent people killed and hurt even those who they claimed they loved. Abigail and Elizabeth are two very different characters but have some similarities. Both Abigail and Elizabeth show determination in order to get what they want, and they are both strong
The first reason is that because Abigail Williams is extremely manipulative and vindictive. Abigail tries to get Procter to pity her saying, “You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! John, pity me, pity me!” (Miller 22). Abigail wants Procter to pity and give her what she wants, regardless that his wife caught them once and can catch them again. Another reason their relationship is dangerous is that if John Procter were to prosecute against Abigail Williams saying that she is in fact a witch, Abigail Williams could very easily tell the entire town that she and Procter have been having an affair to get revenge on him.
The affair was denied to many. This makes her a hypocrite because she did wrong and did not say a word of it. Abigail
Everyone who was charged by McCarthy had his or her own reputation diminished also. The Salem witch trials and the McCarthy hearings are very similar and from very different times in history. They both involved many innocent women who were accused of being something that they were not, and were also very horrendous and repulsive to be in the day and age in which they were living. A lot of women's lives were ruined
They made an agreement to set up a government based on majority rule, similar to a democracy, called the Mayflower Compact. In 1691 Plymouth merges with Massachusetts Bay Colony. Within the Pilgrims are Separatists; these people are a more radical form of Puritans. Both Puritans and Pilgrims were influenced by Martin Luther and John Calvin. The main focus in life is God, and their goal is to break completely away from the Church of England because it is believed to be corrupt.
Is Abigail Williams a Victim or Villain? We have been studying the text The Crucible by Author Miller and I am going to study in detail weather Abigail Williams is a victim, or truly the villain. Abby is the villain and some may put it down to some of the "reddish work" she has seen but is it? In Act One Abigail is willing to lie to everyone to save her own, Abby is certain "[they] danced" and nothing else, even though we know that is not all they did. Abby threatens the girls, forcing them to tell the story according to the way which incriminates her the least.
Witches were described as “outspoken” and were said to be widows who received land and money from their dead husbands. Old women were usually accused of witchcraft by adolescent girls. People believe these young girls who were under strict restrictions would rebel by