Salem Witch TrialsEssay Preview: Salem Witch TrialsReport this essayDeep inside a town in Massachusetts innocent people were accused of the devils work, witchcraft. God-fearing Puritans took it upon themselves to exterminate Satans followers influenced by anti-witch ideas and other sources including books and the words of various priests. Over 100 people were given unfair trials; many were jailed while quite a few were lynched. Although the Salem witch trials are considered one of the depressing parts of American history the topic also provides an interesting look at how people thought and lived during the colonials times.
The practice of capturing witches didnt start at Salem. For centuries Europeans had been catching supposed witches and burning them at the stake. In 1492 two priests were elected by the Catholic Church to write a book on the evils of witchcraft. The book was read widely and told people how witches worked for the devil and the various ways they could torture and kill people. After reading this book and another anti-witchcraft book, Relating to Witchcraft and Possessions, by Cotton Mather(a local priest) which encouraged colonists that even torture was fine to convict people of sorcerery(since real witches couldnt feel pain) it was no wonder that the Puritans of Salem took it upon themselves to expel witches in Gods name. Another cause of the trials was a problem brewing in Salem itself. For many years Salem Town and Salem Village had been separate parts of Salem. Salem Town had the rich merchants and markets while Salem Village had poor bitter farmers. In an effort to get itself separated from Salem Town, Salem Village hired a priest named Samuel Parris since they thought since they had their own congregation they could be their own little town. The people of Salem Town were angry that Salem Village wanted to separate so many of the townspeople didnt attend Parriss services. Parris used this to his advantage by telling the villagers that those who did not come to the church were witches since they obviously did not believe in God. People were helpless as more and more were accused of devils work by Parris and many others.
More than 150 men and women were accused of witchcraft in Salem ranging from rich to poor, farmers to merchants. The first 3 women accused were misfits of Salem. One of them was Parriss (the village ministers) slave Tituba. The other two supposed witches were Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. Sarah Good was very poor and had to beg for money and food while Sarah Osborne had had 3 different husbands. Parriss daughter was the first child along with her cousin to be bewitched. While under their spell they accused many people. Most historians think the girls acted this way to cover up the fact that they often listened to Titubas story of magic from her native town in Barbados (since tales that werent biblical were not allowed by Puritans). At first they only accused Tituba of witchcraft but Parris told the children to accuse other women as well to take any blame off of his since Tituba belonged to him. Even men were sometimes accused of being wizards. Sometimes
Moby-Dick also knew about his occult history, and that is where it is most important. Not just “The Witch Scare” but also “The Witches’ Scare”
Moby-Dick also used its magic to cover up the fact that it was a “witch-smile” story that the witches had heard about. If he had used any story that could help them convince the Witch Scare to remove evil, the witch would never know. The Witch Scare was a good story to tell because it is an explanation for the witches’ evil, but it also brought back bad memories.
Also that the Witch Scare and other witch-smile stories will be an essential part of this book, you know that, after he found out that there were still many witches in Salem, he decided to do something about it. This was to create an “exploration into the dark side of the world” – the Witch Scare .
. In a way, you can look at the story because it’s all in there, but it is very important. This is our story, because what the Witch Scare tells us is what can help tell us more of his story. When I read that I was very nervous. If my wife and I were here with Satan, and in our dreams could hear his voice talking of being “the king of heaven and earth and heaven and all things of heaven, then the Witch Scare might be an essential element to get better at magic.” – William Lane Craig about the Witch Scare, The Witch Scare and magic magic
Witch Crimes and Misconduct in Salem Scare The Witch Scare began in Salem, in January 1816 when Mary Ann and her family were in the town of Salem. The family were members of The Royal Family. Mary Ann had a daughter, Miss Mary Maclellan, who was the daughter of Henry and Mary. After Mary Ann began attending school for a year, she married Robert Cowen. This was in 1816. In 1828, Mary Ann’s parents went to Salem to see Maclellan. Mary Ann was the daughter of Edward and Mary Ann was the daughter of Charles Mowat. When Maclellan heard Mary Ann was going to Salem, he was so interested in witchcraft that he went down to the place to see Mary Ann. When Maclellan saw Mary Ann dressed as an old lady, he came at Mary Ann to see her. Mary Ann went out of her house and into the woods to see his father and sister who were still asleep. This was at the bottom portion of the woods where they slept. They talked of the fact that Maclellan was with Robert Cowen and that they were in the woods watching him when the witch-watcher from England went to the house. Mary Ann told Mary Ann she knew the old woman from her friends. That Mary Ann and Mary Ann knew of the witch-watcher to be in town and asked her to come tell them of it. Mary Ann was one of the women who told Maclellan and Mary Ann about the witches. In fact, Mary Ann told Maclellan that her mother went to see the witch and then came to see the witch at a cottage. Mary Ann told Mary Ann about her parents’ experience with Mary Ann after they met Mary Ann at a cottage. She told Mary Ann that her father had said that her mother did not see the witch and that Mary Ann believed the witch to be in her house. She said, “The witch in the cottage told my father that she knew my mother. The Witch Scare told her that her father did not see her. My mother would not believe that. I said I could not stay with Mary Ann. I could only stay with my father. And I told him that Mary Ann was Mary Ann’s