in the fact that no matter how many of these sick peoples lives I have saved, they will always consider me their enemy. My name is Tituba, and I was born in an Arawak Village in South America, where I was apprehended and taken to Barbados as a slave. Samuel Parris later bought me in Barbados when I was a teenager and brought me to Boston in 1680. After he was decreed the new minister, we moved in November of 1689 to Salem Village. But Salem Village later faced a hysteria, and I was one of the first
The Salem Witch Trials occurred during a time where tensions were high and strong Puritanical beliefs ruled the way of thinking. Salem-Village was a relatively isolate area, being far enough away from any other town that they had to travel to the town of Salem a few miles away through the woods just to be able to go to church. This seclusion led to mass paranoia and a fear that they were in constant danger of the devil’s influence. The fears brought about by these circumstances caused a massive witch
positive face to every single person who was maliciously murdered in the Salem witch trials that occurred in Massachusetts 1692. The killings occurred as a direct repercussion from the town’s people valuing their reputation over their integrity which lead to hysteria, and once these two joined, intolerance took over the town and the court. I am standing before you today, to prove that the people of that repressive society, did not commit the crime that they have been accused of. For example, Abigail
Abigail Williams: Femme Fatale The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is based upon the 1692 witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem, is a strict Puritan community with an extremely religious society. A victim of this society is Abigail Williams. She has a manipulative and controlling demeanor. Her vulnerable yet strong actions outburst exemplifies the hypocrisy of the witch trials. Witnessing the horrific death of her parents, Abigail, controlled by fright and dissatisfaction is compelled to falsely
Nolen Nareedokmai Mrs. Reynolds 9/29/15 American Lit. The Crucible—a Deadly Experiment of Fear Hysteria by definition is a noun that means “exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people”. We see humans express these traits during times of panic and fear. A prime example of hysteria would be the Salem witch trials. This event occurred in colonial America and was caused by the fear of witchcraft and satanic worship. In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, we