However, they also believed that God would severely punish those who were disobedient. An image depicting burning a witch at the stake. Puritans believed that Satan was equally present in the world as God was, meaning that those who committed sins were likely to be witches, as they were devil worshipers.
Although the Salem Witch Trials may have stemmed from the Puritan belief of witchcraft, the sheer number of accusations and trials of witches in Salem cannot easily be explained as Puritans simply following their theology. The Salem Witch Trials were a unique and isolated incident of which the causes are further here. The answers as to how it came to be is shrouded in an ever-growing cloak. The Salem witch trials were a large and well known part of our history.
Beginning in , three girls were accused of being possessed by the devil. There were many theories to the cause of the Salem witch trials, but there were three main reasons. The belief that the devil had taken over society, the belief that the devil was recruiting witches to work for him, and the belief that a disease caused by eating infected rye caused hallucinations. These were the main reasons for the cause of the Salem witch trials.
This was a common theme in Salem, Massachusetts in There are many theories against Good and her speculated practice of witchcraft. The Salem witch trial hysteria of may have been instigated by religious, social, geographic and even biological factors. During these trials, people were condemned as witches and 19 were hanged. These statistics also include 5 more deaths that occurred prior to their execution date. It is interesting to look into the causes of this stain on American History, when as shown in document B, eight citizens were hanged in only one day.
A year of persecution, leading to the accusation of nearly citizens of all ages. No one was safe; men, women, children, even pets stood trial and 20 were hung for the supposed crime of witchcraft Blumberg. Most today blame the trials on hysteria, or perhaps a bad case of paranoia. The witchcraft of Salem, Massachusetts was an example of mass hysteria, it resulted in the hangings and deaths of many people from being charged with relations with the devil.
The people who convicted the innocent were actually the ones who themselves had relations with the devil. Innocent people were accused and convicted on witchcraft making it the most unjustifiable testimonies in Salem. For example, leaders accused witches of causing the black plague Witchcraft in the Elizabethan Era More broadly, accused witches were charged with having used dark forces to cause adverse events and to torture others.
Women realized that family duty and motherhood is only one part of their role and ability in life. They felt that their existence as 'wife' or 'mother' is inadequate and that they need to grow and expand their minds. They start asking - "Who am I? Women had an image they try to follow and conform. Some conflict appeared between women's desires and the dominant values of feminine motherhood, which made women declare their protest and led to a change in attitude towards motherhood.
What caused the panic and alarm that lead to the death of twenty people in Salem? In my opinion I think the Salem witch trials were caused by Jealous females looking for a wealthy husband.
Why you ask well let me tell you. Coming from Doc E imagine Salem divided in half, straight through the middle.
Making an east and west side. Now on the east side imagine 5 witches spread around with only 30 accusers. In my own personal well thought of opinion, I believe that Abigail Williams is the one to blame for the witch trials due to multiple reasons. Firstly is that because of her self greed of trying to keep a well polished reputation and to not face the consequences, she did all that she could so that she would not get in trouble herself, which was acting or pretending to the best of her abilities, and claiming that the people she stated has either met the devil or created an agreement with him.
Another would be attempting to eliminate the individuals she or the girls that follow her dislikes, which includes the upper class people, certain individuals that seems suspicious, etc. Lastly of course is the idea that she is just doing it to seize the. Women of the progressive era felt they were being left out from developing careers. But moreover women jobs that society felted were suitable for them such as.
Once the idea of witchery took deep root into the hearts of the people, many were accused and arrested. Out of the selfishness of her heart, Abigail accused Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft in an attempt to be rid of her so she could have John. She kept telling herself that she was in love with him, and she would use any opportunity to her advantage to be rid of Elizabeth.
This however, would not bode well with John. Dear whomever may be reading this letter, I am writing this to show the madness of the witch hunts here in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay colony.
Two girls have accused three women of witchcraft, and one of them, a slave confessed to being a witch.
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