The witch hunts of Scotland were said to have occurred for a plethora of reasons. In the reading entitled ‘The Devil and the Domestic: Witchcraft, Quarrels and Women’s Work in Scotland’ authored by Lauren Martin, Martin states that women were more like to be persecuted for committing the crime of witchcraft. She explains this by discussing the relationship between what was considered women’s work and the devil. Furthermore, Martin stipulates that this was a result of the quarrels that occurred between women over work. This led women to often be the accusers and accused (Martin, 74).
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In both The Crucible and in modern day witch hunts, witch hunts are caused out of fear or for personal gain. Jill Schonebelen wrote a research paper on Witchcraft allegations, refugee protection and human rights. Throughout this article, it mentions the persecution of witches today in communities around the globe, mentioning the flashbacks of similar strategies that were used in the past, doing different types of tortures. In Modern days, recent generations have abandoned wonderful traditions. Rather, recollecting others with distasteful memories such as witchcraft.
In the movie “Three Sovereigns for Sarah” the townspeople of Salem believed the witchcraft hysteria because of politics, religion, role of superstition and the role of the townspeople. In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, Most of the townspeople did not want the reverend Paris. Seventeen of the people that did not want the Reverend Paris were accused and hanged as witches. Back then in 1692 if you owned property you had voting rights.
Cultural norms and popular opinion are used to support extreme points whether or not these norms and opinions are actually just. The citation of these norms and how individuals manipulate them to fit their opinions is what constitutes as their use of language to gain power. For example, during the time period The Crucible is set in, the myth of witches is very much alive and feared. This is why, when Abigail Williams (a young girl in the village) is accused of dancing, she is easily able to spin it off as witchcraft on the part of older women in the town. Her claims are somewhat ridiculous, and when analyzed from an unbiased perspective one can clearly see Abigail’s true motives, however, because of the confidence in Abigail’s diction, and the previous cultural myth of witches, this false truth is easily produced.
In modern day witches are thought of as ugly, gruesome creatures with green wrinkled skin and yellow teeth. They carried around a wooden broomstick that was their main form of transpiration. The difference modern day witches and witches from the late 1600s is they were thought to be anyone who was unfaithful to the church or did the Devil's work and looked exactly like a regular person, no gross skin or yellow teeth just an everyday human. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible these witches were just like any ordinary person, throughout the play everyone begins to blame problems of Salem on this idea of witchcraft. everyone turning against each other just make sure they are safe from the executions in the village.
Santiago Henao Ms. Medvetz ELA 10, Section 14 2 February 2023 Misogyny causes the Scapegoating Arthur Miller’s story focuses on showing the reader the social hysteria and fear which was present during the Salem witch trials. Characters in the Crucible were really scared about people among them being witches, but they were most scared of being blamed as a witch themselves. The story shows how the girls who were seen dancing in the forest were then blamed for being witches and from there the blame spread everywhere. Despite the story including many male characters who were tried for being witches, most of the people blamed were women due to the popular belief in Puritan society that women were more evil and were worth less than men. This Puritan
“The Three Original Witches” and Their Impact on U.S. History Emily Wright Jason Thomason 6th Period DC U.S. History March 31, 2023 “The Three Original Witches” and Their Impact on U.S. History Many have heard of the Salem Witch Trials. However, few know of the original people accused, how it became infamous, and its full extent.
Chloe Pendleton Mrs. Liz Hall Honors English III 13 February 2017 The Witch Hunters’ False Accusations The Crucible by Arthur Miller tells the story of the vindictive town of Salem and its unproportional amount of accusations of witchcraft. Vengeful “witch hunters” left no time to spare when making accusations on their neighborhood enemies. However, many were guilty of caving into their own weaknesses and only feared to be caught in their acts of hypocrisy. Weakness, hypocrisy, vindictiveness: only few of the many words that describe the guilty desires and revenge that lingered among the town of Salem.
Whether human nature is inherently good or bad has been a subject of debate for centuries. Observations and analysis of said topic is often seen in the arts, especially in literature where characters are defined by their actions and behaviors. The Crucible by Arthur Miller, shows the shortcomings of humanity through the Salem Witch Hunt, of which include the monopolization and greed for power, paranoia and its effects, as well as dishonesty and is repercussions. Through the American gothic set in Puritan England, the prosecution and conviction of innocent women as witches is seen as the result of the aforementioned failures of their society, eventually bringing upon them great pain and unnecessary suffering.
Government officials during both times conducted a “witch hunt” in the classical sense, accusing people of being communists (or witches) and prosecuting those found “guilty.” Arthur Miller used the Salem Witch Trials to symbolize the corruption and hysteria of society during the 1950s and convey his experience as someone who fell victim. The concept of social corruption is evident in the Salem Witch Trials and during the Red Scare. This is demonstrated most clearly when observing what the girls did to take advantage of the justice system.
Though humans nowadays regard witches to be factors of comedy, or even child’s play, the topic of witches back then was as taboo as it gets. Eventually, the mass hysteria resulted in the arrests of many, and deaths of nearly 30 members
In modern times, witches are fantasy characters seen in media, but in the town of Salem, they are a real fear. A fear that drives people to insanity and leaves some questioning if reputation is more important than integrity. Arthur Miller enlightens these questioning people in his play The Crucible by describing the witch hunts in Salem. The play follows the people of Salem as the town falls into a witch hunt when a group of girls accuse an innocent slave of witchcraft to save themselves from getting in trouble. It describes the corruption of the authority figures as they force innocent people to confess and accuse others of witchcraft, and it shows how fear can cause a whole town to go against their better judgment.
The Witchcraft Trials 1. Question: How did the Salem witchcraft trials reflect attitudes toward women and the status of women in colonial New England? Answer: The people of Salem looked down upon property owning widows or any women who did not fit the social norm. The upper echelon wanted the women of Salem to be of lower rank than the males and any women who was not subordinate to a man was considered suspect.
In the popular play Macbeth, Shakespeare compares the gender stereotypes portrayed to those different pre-existing ideas from other generations such as the 1900’s, the 50’s, and even today 's society. Macbeth has plenty of examples of the exaggeration of gender roles that clearly differentiate male and female by construing their proper roles as polar opposite or complementary. Examples proving that there are gender stereotypes in Macbeth pertain to characters such as Lady Macbeth, The Witches, and Macbeth himself. In Macbeth, the many different stereotypes of gender roles from throughout the century to today’s society have been displayed in many aspects of the play. With examples of the exaggeration of gender constructs pertaining to the male
