...Being accused as a witch in seventeenth century English colonialism was seen as a serious matte r. The people during this time period believed that the devil was able to lurk around the streets waiting to take his next victim. Women were seen as the more vulnerable gender, thus more likely to be swayed by the devil and tempt men into many sinning and wrongdoings. Since these accusations were taken so seriously, they were punishable by death. In order to make sure that no one was getting falsely accused, there was a deposition that took place between the accused and the accuser. This rarely happened in other villages, but in Salem, Massachusetts, it was occurring regularly. According to the Puritans, a witch was a person who made a pact with the devil in order to gain supernatural powers. The powers they believed were obtained were mostly things that happened in their colony that could not be easily explained. For example, stillborn babies were seen as a result of a woman using witchcraft. Salem was praised upon for its religiousness; therefore, many believed that the devil was going to prey on the godly in their colony. These settlers were constantly worried about being taken by the devil and suffering an eternal damnation. There are a couple of different versions of how the Salem Witch Trails began, each version involving girls and their ability to be taken over by the devil and do his work. Ultimately, these girls were seen as possessed and were eventually arrested. This...
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...Blumberg opens up in her article “One town's strange journey from paranoia to pardon” that The Salem witch Trials were also known as the devils magic. Linder goes on to explain, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and apologized to the families of those convicted. Since then, the story of the trials has become synonymous with paranoia and injustice, and it continues to cheat the popular imagination for more than 300 years later. In Linder first paragraph she explains the background of how the thought of witches came up. Explaining that Several centuries ago, many practicing Christians, had a strong belief that the Devil could give certain people known as witches the power to harm others in return for their loyalty of the religion. A "witchcraft craze" was the term used that rippled through Europe from the 1300s to the end of the 1600s. Tens of thousands of supposed witches—mostly women—were executed. When it reached Salem the European craze was starting to wine down. In 1689, English rulers William and Mary started a war with France in the American colonies. Known as King William's War to colonists, it ravaged regions of upstate New York, Nova Scotia and Quebec, sending refugees into the county of Essex and, specifically, Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This war aggravated the existing rivalry between families with ties to the wealth of the port of Salem and those who still depended on agriculture. Controversy also brewed over Reverend Samuel Parris...
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...The Witches of Shakespeare's Macbeth are seen playing with the lives of others, therefore, the best place for their world to take place is a Potions and Fortune telling stand. The Witches find immense enjoyment in telling Macbeth and Banquo of what can become of their futures. It can be interpreted that the three speak to the men of what is to happen in full understanding that one of the will will go overboard with the knowledge and cause a horrific outcome. The Witches world takes place in a little booth covered with dark cloth over a low table with rugs to sit on. Outside the door flap would be people wandering around looking for something interesting to do now. Every now and then someone would pull back the dark but oddly inviting curtain and walk in. This is, to some extent, what Banquo and Macbeth had been doing, after all they had just finished fighting in a war and “wandered” into the Witches. Fortune tellers and potion masters, in the world of carnivals, are considered to be some of the more “curious” carnies. People always seem to be fascinated by them and either always want to see what will come of their lives so they can feel better or want to see what the “crazy old hags” have to say. With all the skeptics and the believers most professes deal with, the witches must have known that there was a possibility of something would be rolled out of proportion once the words have been...
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...Resensi Novel— Judul Buku : Ratu Penyihir Judul Asli : The Witches Penulis : Roald Dahl Penerjemah : Diniarty Pandia Penerbit : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama Ilustrasi : Quentin Blake Cetakan kedua : Juni 2002 Tebal Buku : 240 Halaman; 20 cm Kategori : Dongeng Tahun 1983 - SINOPSIS “Aku akan memberitahumu cara mengenali penyihir.” Ini bukan dongeng. Buku ini tentang para PENYIHIR SUNGGUHAN. Mereka adalah makhluk-makhluk jahat, licik, dan kejam yang jago menyamar sebagai wanita baik-baik. Jadi bagaimana kau tahu bahwa wanita ang ada di hadapanmu—entah itu gurumu, tetanggamu atau bahkan ibumu!—penyihir atau bukan? Yah, kalau belum ahu, sebaiknya kau segera membaca buku ini, karena penyihir sangat membenci anak-anak dan menggunakan segala cara untuk menyingkirkan mereka. TOKOH DAN PENOKOHAN 1. Aku(unnamed) : Sifat tokoh: selalu ingin tau, cerdik. Kutipan: -Halaman 29, bait ke-2 ‘nenekku bercerita tentang penyihir, “para penyihir selalu mengenakan sarung tangan, biarpun di dalam rumah. Mereka melepasnya hany kalau mau tidur.” “kok kau bisa mengetahui semua ini, grandmamma?” tanyaku penasaran.’ -Halaman 226, bait ke-1 ‘lalu senyum lebar muncul di wajahnya dan beliau berteriak, “luar biasa! Betul-betul luar biasa!” “masukkan enak kucing ke dalam kastil,” teriakku, “maka dalam lima menit mereka akan membunuh semua tikus di tempat itu,” lanjutku. “kau memang jenius!” nenekku berseru.’ 2. Grandmamma(unnamed) : Sifat tokoh: berpendirian keras, santai, suka...
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...In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we meet two different groups of supernatural beings, one being the witches and the other being the apparitions. This goes along to help change how Macbeth acts and influences the decisions that he is forced to make very different than if they had not stepped in during the play. At the beginning we meet Macbeth who is a brave and courageous soldier in battle which they do end up winning. At the end of the battle the three witches are there with a man named Banquo, and during this meeting they discuss the fate of who may hold the title of king if something were to happen to, Duncan, the current king. This starts to stir thoughts on the future of Macbeth and his large chance at being...
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...Combat is initiated when you encounter a creature. At the start of combat you choose which character or familiar you want to send out into battle. You will have free movement around the battlefield and you can choose which of the actions you want to take, be it Attack, Defend, or Spells. All HP is linked from the character to the familiar, so any damage incurred on Oliver will also be apparent with the familiar, and MP is shared in the same way. The main difference between a character and a familiar is that familiars have a stamina gauge so they can't be out on the battlefield forever. While not in battle though, the familiars will recover their stamina and can thus be resummoned to fight. In addition choosing your actions, you can also cancel them. Often times it is beneficial to Defend! to avoid damage but you don't need to stay in that position. Simply cancel and you are back to attacking, likewise if you are attacking and need to defend you can cancel the attack sequence and switch to defending. After progressing a little bit through the game you'll acquire a party and you can change their battle tactics. You will also be able to control the party loosely with the All-Out Attack or All-Out Defense. You can cancel your enemies attacks if you hit them enough while they are charging a Trick or if you time your attack to land just before their's does. This results in a Chance! during boss fights and is useful in producing glims. Green glims heal and blue...
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...In William Shakespeare's Macbeth the witches play an important role throughout the play. Although it may seem that their part is small, without them there would simply be no theme and storyline in this play. The witches provide readers with a theme, foreshadowing, overall mood and also the evolution of Macbeth’s character which are all crucial in the play. The witches believe that, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” (I.I.XII), stating that what may seem normal or ordinary on the outside may not be the same on the inside. This quote is repeated throughout Macbeth and presents itself as a major theme in the play. It shows that what seems normal or ordinary on the outside may not be the same on the inside. The prophecies that the witches tell Macbeth...
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...Frightening Witches Yes, Halloween is fast coming. Soon those broom riding ladies with the pointed hats will be filling the skies. They are the most lasting symbols of this time through the years. Always considered ugly or evil they have always been feared. The main things which symbolize witches are broomsticks, cauldrons, and black cats. One of the witches which has always given me goose bumps is the Wicked Witch of the West in the classic “The Wizard of Oz”. I still can picture Dorothy and her friends going through that spooky forest as those flying monkeys filled the air. Dorothy getting locked up and the horrid green face of the witch screaming,”I’ll get you and your little dog too.” She gave me many a bad dream. Does she still scare...
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...The sun was up and morning had officially arrived in Mount Harrison bringing with it legion upon legion of low-level demons whose sole purpose of being there was to find and kidnap Liam. As they moved in and surrounded the Barrett family home after having poured into Mount Harrison from the surrounding townships and communities; they hit the well-hidden dwelling hard. The drive within each of them to capture the child had become so great that none of them had even given a remote thought as to team up with each other in order to get the job done, or at least form some kind of game plan. Slowly at first, and one after another they tried to approach the witches’ home, each in dire distress as a result of the protection spell Cera had placed on the...
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...The witches in Macbeth reveal human weakness, heighten the tension, and foreshadow things to come, but they do not control Macbeth or anyone else in the play. The only power they have is their ability to reinforce an idea and to cause temptation that was already in his head. Hectate suggests that they do not have the power to make him do the evil and mischief that they desire him to do, nor do they need that power. Macbeth is fully capable of doing all the mischief and evil on his own without the witches. The witches control Macbeth by physical and/or emotional force. Fear and threats, rewards and praise work to control others. These ideas work to different degrees on different people. So much of what is called control depends on the person that is being controlled. For example, Macbeth was easy to control because he thought that the witches had foretold the future but in reality, they brought an idea to the attention of Macbeth. The promise of a throne may send some people to their knees while others will take to their heels. When the witches hold out their promises to Macbeth the only reason they can manipulate him is because they have a knowledge of his ambition and his need for power. In the end this was all they needed to know and to be sure of. They may try to manipulate, but they do not need to control. The character flaws that Macbeth has, will be enough to fill their needs. It is interesting to note that the witches do not ask for anything in return for their prophecies...
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...the Role of the Three Witches The witches in Macbeth reveal human weakness, heighten the tension, and foreshadow things to come, but they do not control Macbeth or anyone else in the play. The only power they have is their ability to reinforce an idea and to cause temptation that was already in his head. Hectate suggests that they do not have the power to make him do the evil and mischief that they desire him to do, nor do they need that power. Macbeth is fully capable of doing all the mischief and evil on his own without the witches. The witches control Macbeth by physical and/or emotional force. Fear and threats, rewards and praise work to control others. These ideas work to different degrees on different people. So much of what is called control depends on the person that is being controlled. For example, Macbeth was easy to control because he thought that the witches had foretold the future but in reality, they brought an idea to the attention of Macbeth. The promise of a throne may send some people to their knees while others will take to their heels. When the witches hold out their promises to Macbeth the only reason they can manipulate him is because they have a knowledge of his ambition and his need for power. In the end this was all they needed to know and to be sure of. They may try to manipulate, but they do not need to control. The character flaws that Macbeth has, will be enough to fill their needs. It is interesting to note that the witches do not ask for anything...
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...THE WITCHES HAMMER The Witches Hammer (the Malleus Maleficarum) is an infamous document in history. According to Hatcliff in the Magical Circle School Resource Library Malleus Maleficarum is “Latin for Hammer of the Witches or Der Hexenhammer in German”. The main purpose of this document is to negate those that claimed that witchcraft did not exist. Another purpose of the Witches Hammer was to educate those in power on the ways to seek out, interrogate, convict, and torture alleged witches. Guiley in her book Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft discusses The Malleus Maleficarum as being an important document on witch hunting during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It was published first in Germany in 1486 then spread throughout Europe...
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...The supernatural element the witches influence Macbeth by telling him prophecies. The witches change his behavior and character by sparking his want to be king. Having that in mind his thoughts are a cloud and ambition takes over. If he kills King Duncan it will happen sooner. In Scotland, you can tell the witches are a supernatural element because of their actions, they appear out of no where and vanish without any trace. The witches tell Macbeth of his prophecies that later draw King Duncan to be killed. This event had also rose later deaths, after killing the king, Macbeth went insane, killing anyone who got in his way of keeping the crown. After the gruesome event had taken place, Macbeth had become king of Scotland. This supernatural...
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...During Rosalyn Schanzer’s Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem, many innocent people were accused of being witches in the town of Salem. While this was going on, many people were striked with a terrible disease that caused horrible fits! The girls were diagnosed with being bewitched, and the witch trials of Salem began! While people don´t know whether the girls were faking being afflicted or not, most can agree that that something like this never happened again. However, I believe differently, as evidenced by The Red Scare, The US hunting down ¨terrorists¨, and prosecution of Japanese Americans during World War 2. All of the things I mentioned above are actually very similar to the witch trials. Such as In the 50s, there...
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...other negative thoughts like sorcery. The society came to reject the notion of safe and learned magic. There was even a purge to get rid of all magicians that were in England. If one were caught, practicing magic, spiritual and temporal punishments was accorded to them. The magician became to be treated and known as the latter day witches. The book looks into the complex that came from the transformation from the magician, to the witch and the various laws that came into effect during the Medieval times about the two. The book aids us in placing our understanding of medieval magic that was later known as witchcraft. Although heresy was part of the bad image that magic was furnished with hearsay, another was the long-standing Christian teachings that were about magic especially the learned magic that was rampant during the time. This led to later developments of magic turning into witchcraft. The earlier magic was tied to the culture and the way a people flourished. It was through the fear of persecution of magicians that led to a later day persecution of witches. The real stage that was the persecution of magicians set the stage for the purge of the witches especially in the fourteenth century. There was the involvement of various political influences also led to the persecution of magicians. The main question here can be why did a culture...
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