Salem Witchcraft Trials There are many theories on why the Salem Witchcraft Trials took place and endless speculation on which is true. ... In my opinion, the best theory on why these trials occurred is in that women that were widows and owned land were accused so people could gain their land. ... Having no husband or sons may have also contributed to the witch persona because witched were not seen as being married because they were workers of the devil and not Christ. This made it easier to believe that these women were witches. This theory may not be true for all of the trials becaus...

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The Red Scare unquestionably parallels the events that happened during the witch trials in Arthur Miller's, The Crucible. The Salem witch trials and the Red Scare were both the product of fear, hysteria, suspicion and false accusations. ... The people of Salem panicked and wanted to rid their town of witches. ... In the 1950's, the Red Scare event mirrored the Salem Trial's. ... As in the Salem witch trial's, if anyone was even remotely mentioned in partaking in evil things then they were assumed guilty without any proof. ...

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At this point Salem was under British rule and when this "witch hunt" began the colony was waiting for a new governor general and no one was appointed to enforce laws. ... People living in Salem were also very religious. ... In 1692 lots of men and women stood trial for witchcraft. ... An eighty-year-old man was squashed to death under stones for refusing a trial and 5 more had died in jail. Then suddenly out of the blue, the witch-hunt ended. ...

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Whereas in the Salem trials, (a much more civilized place!) ... The court at this time found witchcraft to be a felony, and as the 17 accused witches of Salem found out, hanging is the punishment. ... The Salem witch trials really didn't even last a full year, it was a panic and an outbreak of something humankind had outgrown in the last 300 years, a momentary slip, that cost dozens of people their lives. ... Not to mention what made the sick girls in Salem cry out names of witches. ... It's something we shouldn't easily forget, but no matter what, these sort of things have cont...

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An old man was pressed to death under heavy rocks for refusing to stand trial. Four others died in jail as they awaited trial. ... There is also evidence that the witch trials followed an outbreak of rye ergot. ... Parris and his supporters helped lead the witch hunt. Many villagers who opposed Parris or had links with Salem were arrested as witches. ...

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History of Witch Craft Witchcraft is about the third biggest religion in America today. Witches and those who practice can not be pointed out. ... The first ever execution and trial was in Connecticut and was that of Alice Young who was thought to practice witchcraft. ... As a result other trials came about such as those of Mary Johnson, Mary Parsons and several others at this time who were all found to have been witches and subsequently put to death.Up until 1662 there were many trials for witchcraft but there were a few that would come to the attention of the public. ... The most ...

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To ask for assistance in the witch-hunt, Reverend Paris calls Reverend Hale to Salem. ... As the trial begins, Hale begins to change his mind about witches being present in Salem. In the climactic trial scene, Hale finally crosses over completely to those opposing the witch-hunt: "I believe [Proctor]! ... Although Hale recognizes the evil of the witch trials, his response is not defiance but surrender. ... He goes from believing that there are witches in Salem, to believing the complete opposite. ...

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Arthur Millers' The Crucible depicts the Salem witch trials during the end of the seventeenth century. ... As we turn another page in history, the real question is whether the witch-hunts ended in the 1690's or was the "Red Scare" of Senator Joseph McCarthy of the 1950's another example of how radicals have been used to repress civil rights. ... Senator Joseph McCarthy was conducting his "witch hunt" for Communists within U.S. society. ... It cannot be helped, but to continue the comparison between the Salem witch trials, and the anticommunist committee's work, throughout ...

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In the 1860's there was the Salem Witch Trials in which people were accused of being witches and executed for it. ... "The Crucible" by Authur Miller was about the original witch hunt. It told the story of the Salem Witch Trials from the point of view of several main characters, who were actual people who were alive during this devistating time. ... It is about the more modern witch hunt, the Red Scare. ... And the main reason these works are so alike is because they were both about a time when many people's lives were ended or damaged due to the f...

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The main cause of the witch hunts was the Church inflicting fear upon the common and educated man by lying to them about what witches do and who they are. ... Witches. ... Witches, Magic & Spells. Minnesota, Abdo & Daughters, 1991. 5, "Salem" -http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem 6, Shafer, Mike. "The Salem Witch Trials", -http://www.gprep.org/~mike/salem 7, Woodhurst Earl, Social Studies Teacher and expert footnoter Word Count: 1314 ...

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A climate of fear had settled over Salem, Mass. in 1692 and 20 people were innocently killed because someone said they were witches. ... Hale leaves with the suspicion of witch craft confirmed when Elizabeth, Procter=s wife, is taken away for being accused as a witch. ... The witch and the victim. ... So if someone says you are a witch, you=re a witch and the court doesn=t need any proof. ... In the Salem Witchcraft Trial and in >the Crucible=, by Arthur Miller, the accusers were given power and put somewhat on a pedestal. ...

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