Salem Witch Trials I chose to do my project on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. ... By the end of February 1692, not one, but three witches had been named. ... Soon, anyone who was called a witch was jailed, whether it was a man, woman, child, or adult. Even Dorcas Good, the four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good was accused and thrown into jail; a four-year-old child who was barely old enough to make coherent sentences, was convicted of being a witch and "taking supernatural revenge on the possessed for taking away her parents." ... After John Proctor a long list of alleged witches followed....

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Soon, anyone who was called a witch was jailed, whether it was a man, woman, child, or adult. Even Dorcas Good, the four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good was accused and thrown into jail; a four-year-old child who was barely old enough to make coherent sentences, was convicted of being a witch and "taking supernatural revenge on the possessed for taking away her parents." ... Everyone jumped at the mention of a witch. ... After John Proctor a long list of alleged witches followed. ... The witch's head would be forced underwater and k...

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• Grade Level: High School

Almost everyone in the town jumps to the conclusion that she has been put under a witch's spell.37 One of the first things Goody Putnam asks about Betty is "How high did she fly?"... From these meager details it is resolved that "there is a murdering witch among [them]."41 Tituba is called in to speak to Rev. ... With that, almost every woman in town is accused of being a witch, and the cycle continues.43 Another important example of hysterical paranoia from the Puritan era is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Prynne, her presumed-dead husband, returns to discover a...

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Miller once said that "you can not catch a child's spirit by running after it; you must stand still and for love it will soon itself return." ... That same year, Miller was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee because of his play, The Crucible's obvious comparisons of the Salem Witch Trials to the recent anti-communist hearings. ... Although it was short-lived, it did receive the Theatre Guild National Award. ... Though it is set in Salem during the witch craft hunts and trials, Miller is making fun of the post-war hunt for communists in America. ...

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• Grade Level: High School