During the cold New England winter of 1691, four girls gathered to share tales of demonic spirits, incantations, and fortune telling. The leader of such supposed “Devil worshipping,” was the Barbadian slave known simply as Tituba. Little did she know these witchcraft circles would ultimately lead to more than innocent entertainment; Tituba became one of ...
Martha Corey and her husband Giles Corey would both be victims of the Salem witch trials. While Martha Corey would be hanged for being a witch, her husband’s death was all together different. Giles Cory’s execution was not for being found guilty but for refusing to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Martha ...
Self-restriction, when given considerable amounts of power becomes limited and in some cases non-existent. Characters in Miller’s “The Crucible” have come to attain power either through, or because of the Salem witch trials, but also have become corrupt with that power. Abigail, Mary Warren, and Judge Danforth all have the power to decide who lives ...
Of all the misunderstood and “blown out of proportion” events in American History, the Salem Witch Trials were a prime example. Although not completely understood by anyone; anyone could see how such a fiasco could occur. Salem comes from the Hebrew and Arabic words meaning peace. In the Salem of the late 1600’s, women were ...
Bridget Bishop was the first person to be hanged in Salem for being a witch. Born sometime between the years of 1632 and 1637, she would be married three times before being hanged as a witch. Her final marriage was to Edward Bishop, who worked as a “sawyer”, which was a lumber worker. Bishop had ...
Cotton Mather was one of the most well known ministers in colonial Boston-along with his father, Increase Mather. He preached in the Old North Church long before it became legendary for a lantern that was lit there. He is best known for his participation in the absurdly erroneous Salem Witch Trials. Apart from that, he ...
Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States of America. It is also one of the most historically significant. Boston and the surrounding area were home to such bloody events as the first battles of the American Revolution and the Salem Witch Trials. Therefore, it stands to reason that there will be ...
