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I must be Guilty It was a dark, cold night in the town of Salem, just like the town itself; dark and cold. I often heard about older women who walked around shaking and mumbling words to themselves, being accused of being witches. I think it is a terrible thing. My mother tells me they are just sick. If getting sick means you are a witch then I hope I never get sick. But tonight, I am risking my health, to hang out with my friends. For months now we have been planning to have a fire in the woods. The woods is a good mile outside of town. Despite the distance, we thought the woods would be a great spot for our fire so that we would not awaken anyone in the town. During the fire, my friends and I talked about the witches. One of my friends …show more content…
As service went on, I could see old man Johnson staring at some of the boys I saw last night that were trying to stomp out the fire. When Reverend Keel said the final blessing, he asked for the ones that follow God to pray for the wicked children who caused old man Johnson's barn to burn down. In the corner of my eye, I saw my mother turn her head and glare at me. The church was dismissed, and while I was walking out of the church, my friend Lilly pulled me aside. She told me that the group of girls had decided to lie, and say someone cursed us and sent us there to burn down the barn. She wanted me to go along with it to save my life, so I would not be …show more content…
He asked me what I did Saturday night, was I one of the children on devil ground, was I dancing around the fire, praising the devil, and casting spells. Was it my idea to burn down the barn of old man Johnson? I simply said "no sir." Quickly his eyes got real big, and asked what I was doing on Saturday night then. I decided to tell him the truth, if you tell the truth, it will set you free. I told him how my group of friends and I had been planning the fire. We wanted it out and away from the town, so we would not disturb anyone. We did not plan on burning anything down, we simply started the fire for heat and light. I begged Reverend Keel to believe me, mother charged in saying she has seen me reading books. I kept shaking my head saying I only read God's scripture. Mother was only trying to save her daughter. Reverend Keel never showed mercy, he asked me one final time if I have been casting spells on the town’s people, for the last and final time, I said no. I dared not to lie, which ended with me being sentenced to be hung the next morning. I was given a day to tell my family goodbye. My friends had heard I would not confess, some wanted to follow in my footsteps, but I convinced them should not. I told them to let the town’s people see their mistakes. They will figure out the truth sooner or
(p. 44); "Who came to you with the devil?" and ".perhaps another person in the village?" (p. 45). A few of his faults are that he judges too much by appearances, ".you look as such a good soul should" (p. 37); ".a claim so weighty cannot be argued by a farmer," (p. 99); and he uses people to question other people.
This is a portion of a quote from the Recantation of Margaret Jacobs, (Hutchinson 30-31) who was accused of witchcraft during the infamous Salem Witch Hunt of 1692 that took place in and around Salem, Massachusetts. Nearly seventeen years old at the time, Margaret Jacobs confessed she had participated in the practice of witchcraft along with former Puritan minister, George Burroughs, and her own grandfather, George Jacobs, Sr. Both men had already been accused of practicing
One night in the minute New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, three young girls and a slave from Barbados were caught dancing naked in the forest around an immense kettle. This wasn't something that girls normally did in the 1600s and was also socially unacceptable. These girls, Abigail Williams, Betty Parris, Mercy Lewis, and Tituba were immediately accused of being witches just because they were dancing. To get themselves off the hook, the girls pointed their fingers at other women in the town of practicing witchcraft. They indicted some women because their names popped into their heads, but one particular girl, Abigail Williams, accused a woman named Elizabeth Proctor because she had lust for her husband, John Proctor. Abigail Williams and John Proctor had already had an affair. However, unlike Abigail, John wanted to leave that horrible mistake in the past and forget about her. Abigail also did not like other women in Salem because they called her names. They knew of her lust for men, so Abigail took the initiative and they were also charged.
Schanzer, Rosalyn. Witches!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2011. Print.
(Doc. C&D) Their names were Betty Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams. They asked a West Indian slave woman named Tituba to help them know their fortunes. The two girls started acting strange over the next several months. Their father was curious about the two girls behavior. They would crawl into holes and creep under chairs and stools. The two girls accused two white women and Tituba for practicing witchcraft ,when they were being accused, and for putting them in such pain. The three women were sent to jail in Boston. Only Tituba confessed she was practicing witchcraft, which she was, but the other two white woman didn’t want to say they did something that they didn’t do and that is what started it
... life and goes back to these girls who turned on her in an instant. Others even confess to witchcraft because, once accused, it is the only way to get out of being hanged. The confessions and the hangings actually promote the trials because they assure townsfolk that God?s work is being done. Fear for their own lives and for the lives of their loved ones drives the townspeople to say and do anything.
Personal character traits are the attitudes you have toward your activities and the challenges they present. These traits may be positive, negative or often in between, depending on the situation. Many negative character traits were depicted in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. He discussed the guilt of personal private sin, loss of emotional control and the worst of all jealousy. Negative personal character traits can lead to failure or frustration. These characteristics will affect you throughout your life. The story revolves around Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The author converses about witchcraft and displays many issues in the town of Salem. These above traits are still found in our times because we don’t live in an ideal society.
The Crucible – Characters and Changes & nbsp; Change is good for the future. " We hear the catchy phrase everywhere. From company slogans to motivational speeches, our world seems to impose this idea that change is always a good thing. Assuming that the change is for the better, it is probably a true statement in most cases. The root of this idea seems to come from the notion that we are dissatisfied with the state that we are in, so, in order to create a more enjoyable environment, we adjust.
I had been in the village for all but a week when I realized there was something... wrong. There seemed to be an underlying atmosphere of fear and animosity. Of course, with my wide-eyed, innocent thinking at the time, I assumed the presence of Satan had damaged the townspeople 's trust of one another. Again, I blissfully accepted this, and I was wrong.
In today’s times, witches are the green complexed, big nosed ladies who ride around on broomsticks at Halloween. Back in the 1600’s, witches looked like average people, but they worked alongside the devil. Salem, Massachusetts, was a religious town of Puritans. They were strong believers in God, and had believed that witches were the devils workers. Everything was usual in Salem in 1692, until, 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigale Williams had sudden outbursts of screaming, contortions and convulsions, the doctor came and diagnosed witchcraft (Blumberg, Jess) And from this time on, the people of Salem believed there were witches all around them.
to a group of girls, that claim to see spirits of witches tormenting them. People around the area
Although a strict society composed of high morality and disciplinary laws may be necessary for safety, it causes internal conflicts within the individuals. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller a theocracy in Salem rules and guides the citizens into doing what is “right”, but eventually backfires due to issues of reputation and jealousy. Society has a lot of influence on the citizens, and with a bad reputation, it is nearly impossible to live in a Puritan society. Salem’s strict Puritanical social structure causes personal struggles for the individuals involved in the events of The Crucible, and then eventually these personal struggles affect the society overall.
I fear that this will be the last time you will ever hear from me. In fact, by the time you get this, I will probably be dead. You see, I live in Topsfield , but in the nearby town of Salem, the Salem Witchcraft Trials are going on. The Salem Witchcraft Trials are a series of trials of accused witches. Some people have already been hanged and I have recently been accused of witchcraft. You see, on March 21st, 1692, I was accused of putting young girls under spells by Ann Putnam Sr. and Abigail Williams. I was also accused by many other young girls, and even some older, married, seemingly sensible women. I believe that Ann accused me of this ridiculous crime because of the land dispute in our town. For over fifty years, the Nurse's and the Putnam's have been fighting over one piece of land. My father and Ann's father started this feud in 1639 and this is Ann's way of ending it. Also, us Nurse's are resented because we keep mostly to ourselves. Throughout the whole witchcraft accusations, our family has been staying away from the "bewitched" girls. The townspeople thought this was rude and that it proved my guilt. As you know, my dear mother was accused of witchcraft many a year ago, and two of my sister's have been accused before as well. The people in this town seem to have the notion that this craft is passed down through generations. In addition to this, the Putnam's head the Pro-Parris committee- they think that our minister should stay.
Suddenly people seemed very paranoid and soon residents were placing blame on one another and accusing each other of witchcraft. In a fifteen month period between 1691 and 1692 nearly twelve dozen people were accused of witchcraft in or near Salem (Norton, p8).
“Well, all the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab an audience by the throat and not release them, rather than presenting an emotion which you could observe and walk away from.” by Arthur Miller. All great works provide a way to reach in and grab the audience through the reoccurring themes like, greed, jealousy, reputation and hypocrisy. Arthur Miller had one of those great works and it was called “The Crucible”. The play was based off of the witch trials that happened in Salem in the year of 1962. Some of the characters were actual characters involved in the witch trials. Arthur Miller wrote this play during the time of the “Red Scare”. Miller wrote The Crucible because he wanted to turn the The Salem Witch Trials into