The Salem Witch Trials I: Introduction Attention Getter: During the Salem Witch Trials‚ about 200 people would be accused of Witchcraft‚ 19 would be executed as witches‚ and one man is his 80’s would be put to death by stacking stone upon stone on his chest. General Purpose: To educate my audience about the Salem Witch Trials. Specific Purpose: My purpose is to display to you the power of fear in a place like Salem‚ or any place when they have the “witch hunt mentality.” Thesis
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In Exodus 22:18‚ it proclaims‚ “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live!” In 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ the Puritans believed every word that the Bible said‚ causing the death of twenty people because they were accused of witchcraft. What caused the panic and alarm that lead to the death of twenty people in Salem? There were three causes: conflict between young girls and older women‚ lying teenagers‚ economic and political power divided between two sides of town. One possible cause could be the conflict
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rivalry for power with Parris. This is demonstrated when Mr Putman is seen as attempting to stir drama over Parris’s daughters situation “No witchcraft! Now look you Mr Parris”. As Parris is so plainly defiant in his denial of “witchcraft” affecting his daughter‚ this portrays Mr Putman as deliberately trying to annoy Parris to most likely make him look like a loose cannon in the eyes of Salem to steal his job. Which makes sense as Miller tells us that the Putnam’s resent Parris and Mr Putnam wanted
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that led to them such as “…politics‚ religion‚ family feuds‚ economics‚ and the imaginations and fears of the people…” (Sutter). Before the witch trials‚ there were political worries involving the residents of Salem and the new minister Reverend Samuel Parris. The residents were outraged that their tax dollars went to Reverend Parris’s unusually special privileged income and extra accommodations that ministers do not usually get. All this was arranged by the Putnam family‚ who was a leading figure family
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recited. Parris‚ Mercy‚ and the Putnam’s rush into the room and then Mrs. Putnam comes to the conclusion that Betty is bewitched and cannot hear the Lord’s name without pain. I asked if Parris consulted the legal authorities or called a town meeting before he asked Reverend Hale to uncover the demons in Salem. Rebecca feared that a witch-hunt will spark even more disputes. Putnam demanded Parris to have Hale search for signs of witchcraft. I reminded Putnam that he cannot command Parris and that
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17th Century Massachusetts and the Salem Witch Trials In January of 1692‚ the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris became ill‚ and when the children’s health did not improve‚ the village doctor William Griggs was called in to help. He swiftly diagnosed the girls with bewitchment and the famous witch trials of Salem took off. Salem had recently had an epidemic of Small Pox and had always had a strong belief in the Devil. These two factors added with the constant fear of attack from warring
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very obvious sin that one should not commit. Lying is a big part of The Crucible and due to the strictness of the religion; it is easy to persuade the one you are lying to. The lying starts when Abigail denies witchcraft to her uncle reverend Parris. Parris states “I saw it! Now tell me true‚ Abigail. And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you‚ for now my ministry’s at stake‚ my ministry and perhaps your cousin’s life. Whatever abomination you have done‚ give me all of it now‚ for I dare not
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account anybody’s suggestions without his affirmation. Thus Parris’ self-portrait evinces a man who possesses a deal of enemies. As a result‚ after Parris finds his daughter‚ Betty- seriously ill‚ having danced in the forest the night before‚ crowds of people begin spewing accusations that Betty must have cavorted with the Devil. Meanwhile apprehension grips Parris’s mind that it also compels him arbitrarily to blame many townspeople. Parris blames others to divert attention away from himself. He
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Putnam screamed as Proctor and Elizabeth walked inside their house‚"He is a hypocrite and guile!" "He has only a gaunt layer of trust in this village! I can’t believe we were so credulous!" Betty Parris screamed. "Where are the children?" proctor mumbled to Hale. "I will bring them home as soon as you get settled." Hale replied. As soon as proctor hit the sheets of his bed‚ he became inert. The next day Hale comes by to drop off the Proctor children
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story‚ Reverend Parris is looking at his daughter‚ Betty‚ while weeping and praying. She is asleep on her bed and cannot wake up. They know that she is not dead‚ but she does not move or speak. She just lies there. Parris heard that Betty and other girls were dancing in the woods. (This was a very bad thing at the time because that implied they knew the devil.) Reverend Parris’s slave‚ Tituba‚ is from Barbados. Abigail says that she put a spell on Betty so she would not wake up. Parris is angry with
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