... were charged if not for property or the simple corruption of a few suppressed teenagers. In a way, witch hunts were like ridding the town of outcasts. 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 ... to give testimony against themselves. 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 pract...

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... after Corey, Nurse, and proctor were examined before Magistrates Hathorne, Corwin, Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth, and Captain Samuel Sewall. During this analysis, John Proctor was also jailed. Then Abigail Hobbs, Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey and Mary Warren were taken into account. The only one to confess was Hobbs. 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. Only Nehemiah was cleared of all charges. On May 2, Sarah Morey, Lydia Dustin, Susannah ...

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... born child. An outspoken tavern owner named John Proctor. A brash old woman named Martha Carrier. An eloquent minister named George Burroughs. A forgiving grandfather named George Jacobs. An eccentric woman named Bridget Bishop. A bedridden woman named Sarah Osborne. A stubborn old man named Giles Corey. A conscience stricken public servant named John Willard. Common people named Alice Parker, Samuel Wardwell, and Margaret Scott. All these ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , and Sarah Bibber. Putnam's daughter Ruth falsely accused George Jacobs of sending his spirit to lie on her. This surely didn't happen. Ironically, the opposite situation did. Women such as Bridget Bishop were accused of sending their spirit's to go lie on men. During that time, women were thought of as dangerous, lusty creatures who tried to get men when they were ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"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 ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... born child. An outspoken tavern owner named John Proctor. A brash old woman named Martha Carrier. An eloquent minister named George Burroughs. A forgiving grandfather named George Jacobs. An eccentric woman named Bridget Bishop. A bedridden woman named Sarah Osborne. A stubborn old man named Giles Corey. A conscience stricken public servant named John Willard. Common people named Alice Parker, Samuel Wardwell, and Margaret Scott. All these ... ...

• Word Count: 3032
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School