1. Salem Witchcraft Trials
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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). ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
"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...
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...
"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. ...
The Salem Witch Trials: Justifiable or unnecessary punishment? It all began in a little reserved colony of Salem Village, Massachusetts. Here, in 1692, mass hysteria about witches went on for little under a year. Salem Village was established by a group of families from an over crowded city f...
"There is a clear parallel between the events in Salem in 1692 and the political investigation of Senator McCarthy in 1950's America. What are the particular characteristics of the play which make its story timeless and universal?" The Crucible highlights the tendency in America to witch-hunt. ...
Witchcraft Witchcraft, a religion practiced all around the world, has caused feelings of hate, fear, and rage. In Salem, the witch trials left few survivors. The trials accused innocent and guilty. Witchcraft has spread through Salem and all the world. The town killed many people that were ac...
Dorcas Hoar of Beverly, Susanna Martin of Amesbury, and Bridget Bishop of Salem Town were all taken to jail to be put on trial because they had been convicted of committing witchcraft crimes in the 1660's, 16670's, or 1680's. ...