Salem Witch Trails Pt. 1
1. Being accused of being a witch was
terrifying. I tried arguing that I wasn't a witch! Why wouldn't they believe me?
Finally, after much interrogation, I just gave in. I told them that I was indeed
a witch. Anything to stop the screaming and accusations. I was sent to jail for
something that wasn't at all true. But I guess they liked my "honesty" because
they let me go! It was so terrifying and thankfully God had mercy through those
accusers and let me live. Praise God!
2. The
fact that in the Crucible Ruth's real name was after her mother, Ann could be a
minor difference. A big difference is that Reverend Hale never signed a single
death certificate while in the
play, he had signed 17. There are multiple key people in the
real event who were not even mentioned in the play including, John Indian, Rev.
Nicholas Noyes, Sarah Cloyce, and Cotton Mather. Giles Corey was never executed
for refusing to name a witness.
3. I think
that it is a very fair assumption that this certain type of poisoning caused the
hysteria that seemed to be flowing throughout Salem at this time. The ones who
claimed to be bewitched described how they felt and these symptoms matched up
perfectly with the symptoms that you commonly see from ergot poisoning.
4. It is very strict as well as ruthless. There is
very little forgiveness given for any mistakes that you should make or even just
for saying "the wrong thing".
5. Everyone
went a little overboard when it came to safety. Safety is a big key word. The
Red Scare was the fear of the safety from Communism while the Salem Witch Trials
were called to insure the safety of the "mortal" people of Salem.
6. The biggest similarity is of course the precautions
taken due to fear of the unknown. The children were kept in internment camps due
strictly to the fact that americans were unsure of how involved these American
citizens were with Japan.
7. This statement
means that if we are unaware or careless about what has happened in history, we
are much more likely to allow it to be repeated because we are unaware of the
signs of possible uprisings. We learn from history by the studies of what signs
give away or advertise uprisings and how they were contained. The Crucible does
a good job at explaining the overall view of the events but leaves out a few key
details and characters. So I would say that it does a fair to poor job of really
helping the reader to understand the full history of the Salem Witch
Trials.
8. Just the European witch hunts
during the 15th through 17th centuries during the Renaissance usually resolved
in trials similar to the Salem Witch Trials, Torture, and even the deaths of
those accused.
9. The most interesting thing
that I learned from this assignment would be how it felt from the perspective of
the accused "witches" and being able to go through more than one scenario.