Salem Witch craft trials

think with all that crucifixion this world has done in the

history of the world one would think this would stop. There

have been many devastating events. One of which is what I

feel the worst and that is The Salem Witchcraft Trials. In

1692 two girls, Abigail Williams and Betty Parris begin

accusing the citizens of Salem Village of Witchcraft. The

girls became inflicted with seizures, convulsions and other

terrible fits which frightened most of the God fearing

Puritans. Samuel Parris, the father of Betty and uncle to

Abigail, became worried. Who was afflicting these girls

with such pain? Samuel Parris then looked to his Indian

Tituba had taken over for Mrs. Parris, because she had

fallen sick and had not been able to recover. Tituba was

filling in for her. She was teaching the girls how to cook

and clean and be very wifely. However Tituba was teaching

them other things too or so we are told. She was teaching

them the ways of the Caribbean Indians. Tituba was teaching

the children voodoo and fortune telling. She also had other

children come to the house and watch. Children that lived

close enough to walk to the Parris’ would gath

. . .
However the girls were very convinced that she

was a witch. Next was Sarah Good she married an indentured

servant who accrued many debts, which Sarah was left to take

responsibility for.

Many others still remained in the jail. The people in each story are the same and also the

way it happened were the same.

Each of these historians relied on the court

transcripts taken while each “witch” was put on the stand. Many looked upon

women that were single or widowed as deceiving. ” She goes on to tell of how it came to be

that the slave woman was in charge of the girls and not

Mrs. This theory is

far different from what some believe today. Not only was all day

Sunday a time for reflection and prayer, but also Thursday

nights were lecture nights. None of the three women bothered a person around

them, but for some reason the girls had a vendetta against

them and were all to happy to take away the lives of these

an other people in Salem Village. People like Rebecca Nurse,

Sarah Good, and Sara Osburne were all three accused and all

three are mentioned in both stories.

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