Salem Witch Trials The Life Of Sarah Good

The Salem Witch Trials – The Life of Sarah Good The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692 when two young girls began having, what is known today as seizures. They were also behaving erratically. These girls were the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris, a local minister in Salem Village. The local ministers attempted to heal the girls through prayer, but it was not successful. A physician in the village named Dr. William Griggs diagnosed the girls with being “afflicted” and suffering from the “Evil Hand” (Boyer). A few more girls in the village began exhibiting the same conditions as the first two. These girls all came from prominent homes. When asked who was responsible for their condition the girls began to name women from the village

She then produced a broken blade. A villager came forward and stated it was his knife that he discarded and the girls saw him. Throughout the entire trial Sarah denied all accusations. Her responses “I doe not torment them [sic]” (Boyer), “I doe not hurt them, I scorn it [sic]” (Boyer), “I am falsely accused” (Boyer) all shows Sarah never confessed. There was no solid proof or evidence against her other than false claims and testimony of her not receiving declinations to requests very well. The evidence listed against here were all circumstantial and not based on anything solid. She was accused of visiting the girls at night and physically hurting those, making others hurt the girls, telling another that she must kill someone with a knife, practicing witchcraft, appearing like a wolf to Elizabeth Hubbard and many other accusations. Although she denied them all, it was still listed as charges against her and ultimately led to her execution. However, through all this Sarah was still found guilty and was executed 19 July 1692. Her death was by

In conjunction to a growing superstition, rumors and ultimately leading to panic. Some of this is due to the indentured servant Tituba who would tell tales and folklore from her home island. The folklore contained stories of evil spirits, demons and magic spells. She would tell these tales to a few young girls, who in turn told others and the tales began to spread like wildfire. Although tales of demons existed prior to Tituba’s entrance, her speaking on the matter solidified doubts in the minds of the members of the