Witch Hunting Research Paper
A witch is defined as a person capable of magical ability. Witches have been feared for their magic for centuries. Societies have shunned witches, put them on trial, and even burned them at the stake. It’s tradition for people to fear what they don’t know about, and for them to dismiss learning things that are different from the typical. Witch hunting was a serious problem for hundreds of years across the globe. I will look at the political aspects of witch hunting and a general overview of witch hunting as it happened in England. Witchcraft has always been associated with Satan or some form of demonic worship, and I will look at that as well. Societies have burned witches at the stake and hung them from trees for a fear of their magic as well as discrimination against those that are different. Witch hunting has been driven by society. In England we can see how poor women were the most likely to be put on trial. “Common tragedies such as sickness, cattle death, and fruitless labor then seemed to become punishments for their breach of charity and they turned on their poorer neighbors, accusing them of
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Driven by society, they punished all those that dared to be different, and even those that were the same as everyone else, and had been falsely accused. Those accused tended to consist of lower class women, as the accusers would rather put blame on those they didn't like instead of their friends and loved ones. The popularity of witch trials grew immensely before eventually dying out. The relationship between the judicial system and the angry communities was frightening in how much they were correlated. The fear of witchcraft only increased when connected to fear of Satan or ungodly worship. All of these pieces came together to create the tragedies we remember as the witch trials. Every trial for witchcraft was essentially driven by society and the need to eliminate the outcasts and the
Driven by society, they punished all those that dared to be different, and even those that were the same as everyone else, and had been falsely accused. Those accused tended to consist of lower class women, as the accusers would rather put blame on those they didn't like instead of their friends and loved ones. The popularity of witch trials grew immensely before eventually dying out. The relationship between the judicial system and the angry communities was frightening in how much they were correlated. The fear of witchcraft only increased when connected to fear of Satan or ungodly worship. All of these pieces came together to create the tragedies we remember as the witch trials. Every trial for witchcraft was essentially driven by society and the need to eliminate the outcasts and the