The aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials was devastating, with nineteen innocent Puritans hanged and five deaths in jail due to harsh conditions (Wallenfeldt). Many theories have been proposed to explain calamity, but ergotism is the clear cause of the hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts during the trials. Ergot is a fungus that grows on grain and can cause horrifying symptoms including hallucinations, muscle spasms, vomiting, and gangrenous pain where the victims’ limbs are “eaten up by the holy fire
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The Holocaust and The Salem Witch Trials are two major events in history that are studied today. The Holocaust and The Salem Witch Trials have many similarities. These events are alike because of the accusations, a certain group of people, and the innocent lives that were taken. In 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts, a mass hysteria of witchcraft came about because of a group of girls(The Crucible, miller, arthur). The mass hysteria caused numerous but different reactions. Many of the reactions
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Europe, mostly as indentured servants, and the importation of slavery from Africa. Since the colonies were becoming so diverse, there were many tensions that came about. Some of these tensions caused a significant event in history known as the Salem witch trials. One of the most important tensions that arose is the difference of inequality between the rich and the poor. As indentured servants were released after their obligation, they were left with no money and had to fully fend for themselves. There
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tremendous role in the Salem witch trials causing chaos and terror. Abigail Williams abuses the witch trials to her advantage by accusing people of witchcraft, thus striking fear into people. When Danforth, the deputy governor of Massachusetts, arrives in Salem, he was given judicial power that affects Salem’s courthouse and as well as Salem’s society. In Salem’s society, Judge Danforth has the ability to make the verdict in court without any question by the people of Salem, and he could also give
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blocks that have shaped the nation. One of the horrific events that occurred in American history was the senseless murder of innocent people in the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692. There is a great deal of speculation around the actual causes of the Salem witch trials. The author of The Crucible, Arthur Miller, had the theory that “the people of Salem developed a theocracy, a combine of state and religious power whose function was to keep the community together, and to prevent any kind of disunity
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play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the people of Salem are going through a time of panic and hysteria, because anyone can be accused of witchery. Some use this to their advantage, and accuse people for revenge, greed, or fame; others attempt to cease the madness and bring the truth about the Salem witch trials, and how they are false; some even wanted no part in what was happening around them. As portrayed in The Crucible, the Salem witch Trials forcefully involved innocent people, like Rebecca
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for the witch hunts and trials in Salem Massachusetts to evolve from eradicating impurities in an apparent pure society, to opportunistic hunting within an impure society, which ultimately built up to its demise in 1693. The citizens of Salem, Massachusetts were predominately Puritan, whom were very strict and abide very closely to the Bible due to their belief of predestination; this behavior, conjuncted with the influence of Britain on the colonies led to the rise of witch hunts in Salem. After
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lot of similarities between the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthyism such as Innocent people were accused of things they didn’t commit, They both had mass fears that happened to them such as worshipping the devil and witches and the other was communism accused all immigrants being communist which made U.S not trust anyone, and lastly Both villains down fell and eventually killed themselves.
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outstanding role in the history of America’s system of justice and has given us a representation that shared experiences and beliefs can lead to disastrous things. While the film, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, depicts the overall history of the Salem Witch Trials, it does have historical inaccuracies within the characters and their relationships that change the way we perceive history. Witchcraft has been present since the Paleolithic period but it began to show up in colonial America in the middle of
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inciting change in his community, and ending the Salem witch trials. Proctor’s code of honor is built around
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