The witchcraft hysteria in Salem and other New England towns was a reflection of a the conflictions of gender in a community and its economic strains. Wealthy women were accused of witchcraft by poor women due to jealousy.
It was mainly an excuse for the lower class to try to take down the new upper (merchant) class. The accused were mainly girls from the new merchant families in Salem. It was also started by a group of girls claiming that they were hexed by a slave named Tituba.
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The Salem witch trials is not a movie you idiot. They were a series of witchcraft trials that were caused by a witch hysteria in Essex County, Massachusetts, centering in Salem. Bridget Bishop owned an inn and was accused during the hysteria. She was the first to be tried and the first to be executed.
They weren't. In fact the whole thing was a mass hysteria about nothing.
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Salem,MA in the 1600s
The "hysteria" part.
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It was Tituba who expanded it into an hysteria. When she was brought to examination, she not only confirmed that there were witches, but mentioned that there were a lot more than the three that Salem had already found.
The Salem witch trials is not a movie you idiot. They were a series of witchcraft trials that were caused by a witch hysteria in Essex County, Massachusetts, centering in Salem. Bridget Bishop owned an inn and was accused during the hysteria. She was the first to be tried and the first to be executed.
Reverand Parris was the minister of Salem Village, He fed the hysteria, preaching that there was witchcraft, some say, to keep the people from firing him.
They weren't. In fact the whole thing was a mass hysteria about nothing.
17th century Salem had a combination of isolation, lack of scientific knowledge, and a fear of outside change and influence that lead to witchcraft hysteria. Witches became the representation of a hidden evil or dangerous new idea that would corrupt the stability of the community.
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The Salem Witchcraft Trials (plural) took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in what is now, the USA.
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Cotton Mather's book, "The Wonders of the Invisible World," fueled the Salem witch trials by promoting the idea of witchcraft. Dr. Grigg's opinion, as a prominent figure in Salem, validated the accusations of witchcraft, leading to more widespread fear and hysteria in the community, exacerbating the situation.
There never was witchcraft in Salem. It was all superstition that lead to the killings of innocent people.