vengeance
Vengeance
vengeance
Vengeance
Vengeance
In "The Crucible," John Proctor believed the motivating force behind all the accusations of witchcraft in Salem Village was vengeance. He was outraged at the interrogation of the pious Rebecca Nurse, and the accusation of his wife Elizabeth.
Salem
the past
The spread of the plague & other kinds of disease.
Landowning women were targeted in witchcraft accusations because they held power and wealth, which threatened the traditional gender roles and social hierarchy of the time. Accusing them of witchcraft was a way to undermine their authority and maintain the status quo.
Most all historians agree, fear was the motivating factor behind the accusations of witchcraft in Salem Village. Even though the cause of the fear is not known. This era of New Englander believed witches exist and had the power to do harm.
property.
Women's position in society made them vunerable and the picture of the stereotypical witch was built around that.