Salem Witch Trials

The Salem Witch Trials was the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in American history. Salem Village was extremely claustrophobic, isolated and filled with emotional instability, resentment and gluttony. These affected girls fell ill after playing a fortune- telling game and later began to act strangely (Brooks). The symptoms of the affected girls included…

The Salem witch hunt of 1692 is one of the best known events in American history. It was a time where many feared for their life and became paranoid of everyone around them. People began to accuse each other without any authentic evidence and others agreed with the accusations as they did not want to…

The year is 1692 and Bridget Bishop is arrested for what the townspeople of Salem, Massachusetts believes is witchcraft. She is found guilty on June 2nd and is hanged publicly on June 10th, making her the first victim of The Salem Witch Trials executions. Throughout the next year, 19 more people will be convicted and…

Jealousy provided fuel towards accusing witches by venting ones emotions onto another. The accusers of the Salem Witch Trials were young girls and one woman, since the afflicted were so young, their own emotions clouded their judgment. For instance, if one of the girls developed feelings for a married man, the girl would become jealous…

 “Young Goodman Brown” and the Salem Witch Trials             Nathaniel Hawthorne published the short story “Young Goodman Brown” in 1835, more than a hundred years after the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Despite the distance, the fictional text by Hawthorne about one man’s diabolic dream relates closely to the historical event which claimed many…

What caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? During the summer of 1692, nineteen people were hung and one pressed to death, because they were accused of practicing or aiding the process of witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials were started by a preconceived notion that witchcraft was real based on religious texts and ministers,…

Crucible Critical Lens An anonymous source once stated, “When fighting the Dragon, be fearful of becoming the Dragon itself”. This quote means that one’s trepidation of becoming or saying things that one’s contrary to. This quote is true because often times contradiction and hysteria can occur which leads to a change in opinion. The Crucible…

Over three hundred years ago in the town of Salem Massachusetts a problem was laid into our hands. A problem that will haunt our nation for years and years to come. When our nation was faced with a simillar problemit was almost taken the same as it was with the Salem Witch Trials. This problem…

During the winter of 1692, in the small village of Salem, Massachusetts, something terrible happened. Salem Massachusetts became the center of a horrible tragedy, which changed the life of many people. It was a time of fear, because of bad crops, Indian raids, and diseases. The people of Salem Village had to blame something, or…

Elizabeth Proctor was proven innocent, but she is not what everyone thinks she is. Elizabeth is the catalyst of the trials because of her relationship with Abigail Williams and how Elizabeth treated her husband. John Proctor has fights in which Elizabeth starts that make her look bad. She also had acted very poorly to Abigail…