In the trial of one of the accused Salem witches, Bridget Bishop, it seems as if the actual conviction was based on what Perkins called "less sufficient proofs" and "presumptions." That means that the guidelines given by Perkins were used inaccurately during the examination of Bridget Bishop and so led to the conviction of a person who was more than likely innocent. The main argument of Bridget Bishop being a witch was based on spectral evidence that should only have been submitted as a less sufficient proof. ... As can be seen from the "Examination of Bridget Bishop," there are changes fr...

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Primary source documentation, like depositions in the case of Bridget Bishop, might point to ulterior motives from the accusing parties. ... Bridget Bishop) were more prosperous and succeeded because of the traffic drawn by the bigger Salem Town. ... In some of the depositions against Bridget Bishop there is evidence as to why villagers held animosity towards her. ... This seems like a clear complaint and statement of unhappiness with Bridget Bishop. ... Sadly, it seems this might have been the case in Salem Village and Bridget Bishop paid the price with her life....

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Then Abigail Hobbs, Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey and Mary Warren were taken into account. ... On June 2, at an initial session of the Court Oyer and Terminer, Bridget Bishop was the first to be named guilty of witchcraft and doomed to death. Soon after Bridget's trial, one of the judges stepped down from the court, unhappy with its transactions. On June 10, Bridget Bishop was hanged in Salem, in the first official execution of the Salem Witch Trials. ... Following Bishop's death, accusations of witchcraft intensified, but the trials were not unopposed. ...

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The following is a list of all the people that were executed during the Salem Witchcraft Trials; • Bridget Bishop • Sarah Good • Elizabeth How • Susannah Martin • Rebecca Nurse • Sarah Wilds • Rev. ...

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There was a period during the late 1600's where many men, women and even two dogs who were killed for being accused of practicing witchcraft. These women and men began acting very peculiar and were afflicted with a witch's supernatural curse, which later was presumed as being true. In late Febru...

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The Trails Begin The first person to appear in court was Bridget Bishop, she was found guilty and was hanged on June 10th. ... The Accusers Age Elizabeth Booth 18 Sarah Churchill 20 Elizabeth Hubband 17 Anne Putnam 12 Susanna Sheldon 18 Mary Walcott 17 Mary Warren 20 Abigail Williams 11 The Accused Details Sarah Cloyse jailed for witchcraft but never tried Abigail Hobbs a confessed witch Deliverance Hobbs a confessed witch William Hobbs jailed for witchcraft b...

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Salem Witch Trials What was the cause of the Salem Witch Trials? In the 300 hundred years since the Witch Trials in Salem, there has been much speculation concerning whether those accused of witchcraft in 1692, were in fact witches or merely the object of the hysteria that raged through New Englan...

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Convening in Salem in June 1692, the court quickly condemned Bridget Bishop to death. ... With the exception of Giles Corey, who was tortured to death, the following 19 people were hanged: Bridget Bishop, Alice Parker, George Burroughs, Mary parker, Martha Carrier, John Proctor, Martha Corey, Ann Pudeator, Mary Easty, Wilmott Redd, Sarah Good, Margaret Scott, Elizabeth Howe, Samuel Wardwell Sr., Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, John Willard & Rebecca Nurse. ...

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The first to be executed, Bridget Bishop, was a rowdy, flamboyant woman who made the mistake of wearing a red bodice with embroidery and lace that no "honest" woman would wear, thus refusing to play along with a role in which she would have no control over her life. ... When the trial was over, if the accused were pronounced innocent, they could be brought back into court for double jeopardy. in the case of Bridget Bishop (who was accused of practicing witchcraft in 1680 and again in 1692) and Rebecca Nurse who was initially proclaimed innocent but brought back within months. ...

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Which sadly ended Bridget Bishops life and was also the first one to be hung which is a gruesome death that involves the snapping of your neck or simply just choking to death, which would sometimes take hours. Before being hung Bishop says, "I am as innocent as the child unborn" (Document A). ...

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The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a story that explains a down side to human nature. This shows how human nature can be cruel to it's own kind. In such a way that killing of it's own species begins to take place. The Crucible takes place in a little town called Salem where not too much hap...

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A Touch Of Hell Throughout history children have lied to escape punishment for a crime they committed. One example would have to be in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, where a group of girls are discovered dancing, which is forbidden in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The young girls re...

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Social tensions led to Bridget Bishop being called a witch. ... (Bishop) Bishop fought frequently with her various husbands in public. ... Bishop was known to drink, gamble and play the forbidden game of shovel. "Bishop was in the habit of dressing more artistically than "the women of the village"." ... (Hysteria) Because Bishop dared to go against the strict Puritan philosophy she was put on trial as a witch. ...

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By mid April Abigail Hobbes, Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey, and Mary Warren were examined. ... "On April 22 1692, Nehemiah Abbot, William and Deliverance Hobbes, Edward and Sarah Bishop, Mary Easty, Mary Black, Sardin Wildes and Mary English were examined before Corwin and Hawthorne. ... "The first woman tried was Bridget Bishop"(Lasky23). ... On June 20th 1692 Bridget was hung on Gallows Hill. ...

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By mid April Abigail Hobbes, Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey, and Mary Warren were examined. ... "On April 22 1692, Nehemiah Abbot, William and Deliverance Hobbes, Edward and Sarah Bishop, Mary Easty, Mary Black, Sardin Wildes and Mary English were examined before Corwin and Hawthorne. ... "The first woman tried was Bridget Bishop"(Lasky23). ... On June 20th 1692 Bridget was hung on Gallows Hill. ...

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Then Abigail Hobbs, Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey and Mary Warren were taken into account. ... On April 22, Nehemiah Abbot, William and Deliverance Hobbs, Edward and Sarah Bishop, Mary Easty, Mary Black, Sarah Wildes, and Mary English were examined before Hathorne and Corwin. ...

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As many people accused each other of doing witch craft throughout colonial Massachusetts, a special court in Salem had to hear the cases; the first convicted witch, Bridget Bishop, was hanged that June. Eighteen others followed Bishop to Salem's Gallows Hill, while 150 more men, women and children were accused over the next several months. ...

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Saint Bridget's feast day is celebrated on the anniversary of her death, February 1st. ... Saint Benedict established three provisions for the order to live by that are part of their beliefs even today and include: property (which meant no nun or monk was to own property), chastity( meaning monks and/or nuns were to never marry), and obedience (meaning to the Abbot, who was like the bishop in the diocese). ... In 722 Pope Gregory II (731-745) sponsored him to organize the Catholic Church in Germany and by 747 Germany had bishops and a diocese to do this work. In 723 the Pope made hi...

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Bridget Bishop was a women tried and hanged after being found a witch. ... Along with Bridget Bishop were Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Good, Elizabeth How and Susanna Martin, all women tried and hanged for witchery. ...

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"I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!" As important as it is to keep a good reputation in any society, in theocratic Salem where public and privet moralities are one in the same, and people are paying attention to everyone e...

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller reflects the McCarthy era of the 1950's. Miller illustrates how the Salem witch trials compare to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist hunt. Set during the 1692 Salem hearings, The Crucible parallels McCarthy's persecution of Communists. In both The Crucible and th...

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Throughout the play, The Crucible, there are changed details. These details seem minor, but it is important to take note of them to have a factual understanding of the Salem Witch Trials. There are many different details, changed by Miller to make his story less complicated and, overall, more believ...

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"Bridget Bishop, Sarah Good Rebecca Nurse Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How Sarah Wilds, George Burroughs, John Proctor, John Willard George Jacobs, Sr Martha Carrier Giles Corey, , pressed to death Martha Corey Farms Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeater, Margaret Scott Wilmott Reed, Samuel Wardwell, Mary Parker. "5 These are only the recorded deaths that took place in Salem, many more however could have occurred. ...

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Do powerful individuals and organisations hold a monopoly over the truth? Power arises from a variety of sources. The Oxford English Dictionary defines power as deriving from "delegated authority", occurring "from within" or emanating from "the ability to act". The episodes "Smaller fish to fry" and...

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