The Salem Witchcraft Trials Of 1692 To 1693
The Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 to 1693 was composed of a series of hearings as well as prosecutions of people, mostly young women, who were said to exhibit unusual behavior in Salem, Massachusetts. This behavior was classified as “witchcraft” and those who practiced it were claimed to be possessed by the devil. The idea began when a number of young girls started to take part in fortune-telling games, but the Puritan society on Massachusetts saw these abnormal events to be a sin, and decided that those who took part in it would be punished for doing so. Even though the behavior of these young women is synonymous to that of a rebellious teenager today, at the time it will seen as though they were consumed by a greater being. The witch trials were brought on in the Massachusetts colony when in 1692, 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams, who were the nieces of the
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The account that was mentioned in the passage states, “…[they] said anything and everything which they desired, and most of what we said was but in effect a consenting to what they said.” This indicates that the women in the account were forced to confess, which may or may not be true, but it shows that they really did not have any options once they were sent to court. In the end, the Salem witchcraft trials was later declared as a tragedy and the court deemed the trials as unjust and those involved formally apologized. The guilty verdicts against the women were annulled, but this did not change the fact that many women had died in the painful trials. The legacy of the witchcraft trials remained in Salem for centuries to
The account that was mentioned in the passage states, “…[they] said anything and everything which they desired, and most of what we said was but in effect a consenting to what they said.” This indicates that the women in the account were forced to confess, which may or may not be true, but it shows that they really did not have any options once they were sent to court. In the end, the Salem witchcraft trials was later declared as a tragedy and the court deemed the trials as unjust and those involved formally apologized. The guilty verdicts against the women were annulled, but this did not change the fact that many women had died in the painful trials. The legacy of the witchcraft trials remained in Salem for centuries to