salem witch trials
During the witch trial, of 1692, people of Salem, Massachusetts were not looking to cleanse the town of spirits or devils, but to clear the city of their enemies. People of this era were willing to do anything for what they wanted, even killing. The judge, Danforth, of the witch trials was an arrogant judge. He would believe any story that was brought to his attention., and even if he did not believe it, he would not take the time to tell anyone or to dissect the investigation and prove the defendant innocent. The worst of all the people of Salem Massachusetts was Abigail Williams who betrayed her friends time and time again to obtain the desire of her heart, John Procter. "You drank blood Abby! You didn't tell them that!"-Betty Parris, pg19. The story begins when Abigail Williams and her friends go out into the forest to make spells and wishes. They all made a wish to get the men which the desired for themselves. Abby made a spell by drinking chicken blood to make John Proctor lover her. The big problem with that though is John Proctor is already married to Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail Williams is in my opinion the entire reason the Salem witch trials had
She obviously did not get the moral of his comment because she said "Aye but we did"-Abigail Williams pg23. Proctor says, "Because it is my name! Because I can not have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"-John Proctor pg143. Greedy men would say a name in court to get another man on trial so he could possibly get his valued land. An example being Abigail being put on the spot about her dancing in the forest she states toward Tituba "She made me do it! She made Becky do it!. During a long argument at home between Elizabeth and John over the subject of he not being truthful, Elizabeth says "You'll tear it free - when you come to know that I will be your only wife, or no wife at all! She has an arrow in you yet, John Proctor, and you know it well.
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