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In the crucible how were the witch hunt years a time of general revenge?
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Revenge was certainly a chief motive for the witch hunt. The years leading up to the witch hunt were ripe with feuds (notice how Proctor and Parris dislike each other - since Parris arrived Proctor has all but ceased attending church, mainly because Parris is greedy and worried about possessions rather than a religion), disputes (recall how Putnam accuses Proctor of taking wood from his land. Giles, though, steps in and reminds him how his grandfather had a habit of willing land that he did not own), and old resentments (recall how Putnam is angry that his man for minister did not get selected or how Tituba holds a grudge against Parris for capturing and enslaving her during his time in the Barbados).
All of these factors are building up in the community. Then throw in the strict Puritan religious code where children are to be silent and near invisible, where you have the 'elect' (those who are predestined for heaven) and everyone else and you have the scenario that leads to the mass hysteria and general revenge of the witch hunt.
Note, however, that the witch-hunt years aren't devoted just to getting revenge. The girls begin to like the attention and power they gain from the trials. This becomes a factor for how long the trials go on. Really until Abigail oversteps her authority by implying that Judge Danforth is not out of the devil's reach, she was pretty much allowed to accuse at free will.
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How old was the youngest Salem witch?
Her name was Dorcas Good and she was 4 years of age. She was the daughter of Sarah and William Good.
What age was the oldest person accused in the Salem Witch trials?
they thing that some people are around the fire it is a witch
How old was Bartholomew Gedney during the Salem witch trials?
54 years old.
After the years of persecution witch Romen Emperor adopted Christianity as his own religion?
Simon Peter
Is the Salem that Count Zinzendorf founded in 1753 the same Salem as the town with the witch trials?
No. How could a town founded 60 years after the trials ended have had them? The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts.
What happened to Abigail Williams after the witch trials in the pay The Crucible once she disappears?
At the end of the play, The Crucible, the playwright, Arthur Miller states that about 4 years after the end of the trials, Abigail could be found in Boston working as a prostitute.
Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of general revenge in the crucible?
Revenge was certainly a chief motive for the witch hunt. The years leading up to the witch hunt were ripe with feuds (notice how Proctor and Parris dislike each other - since Parris arrived Proctor has all but ceased attending church, mainly because Parris is greedy and worried about possessions rather than a religion), disputes (recall how Putnam accuses Proctor of taking wood from his land. Giles, though, steps in and reminds him how his grandfather had a habit of willing land that he did not own), and old resentments (recall how Putnam is angry that his man for minister did not get selected or how Tituba holds a grudge against Parris for capturing and enslaving her during his time in the Barbados). All of these factors are building up in the community. Then throw in the strict Puritan religious code where children are to be silent and near invisible, where you have the 'elect' (those who are predestined for heaven) and everyone else and you have the scenario that leads to the mass hysteria and general revenge of the witch hunt. Note, however, that the witch-hunt years aren't devoted just to getting revenge. The girls begin to like the attention and power they gain from the trials. This becomes a factor for how long the trials go on. Really until Abigail oversteps her authority by implying that Judge Danforth is not out of the devil's reach, she was pretty much allowed to accuse at free will.
In the book crucible how old is denforth?
In "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, Judge Danforth is described as being around sixty years old.
How did Abigail Williams die?
She died in 1697, five years after the Salem Witch Trials, at the age of 17. There is no confirmed cause of death, the only reference indicating that it may have been from a STD. In the Arthur Miller play, The Crucible, she is depicted as 17 at the time of the trials.
What makes a guy stalk you for years?
Revenge.
What happened to Elizabeth Proctor at the end of the crucible?
Remarries a few years after her husband's execution.
Why was The Crucible written?
it was written in response to McCarthyism during which he was accusing artists of being communist or knowing them. Miller felt these events were parallel to the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, was alive during the Red Scare. This was a time period in which people were accused of being or being friends with communists. If you were thought to be a communist, you were "blacklisted" This meant that the government kept a close eye on you. Arthur Miller was blacklisted. We don't know if he was a communist or not, but we do know that many people who were accused were not. He was angry that he had become blacklisted, so he wrote The Crucible. If you don't know what the Crucible is about, it is about the Salem Witch trials. During this time, people were being called witches. Basically, he wrote the play to say "Look, it has been hundreds of years, and our country has not advanced. People are still doing the same things that they did during the colonial period."
Will you ever be a pro witch?
There is no such thing as a "Pro Witch" but after 4-10 years of practice and study you can call yourself an "experienced witch" or even a "seasoned witch"
When will revenge season 2 come out?
In 5 years
What is the youngest age of someone accused of being a witch in the Salem witch trials?
Four years old.
In the crucible What happened to Elizabeth Proctor according to the epilogue?
Eventually, she was let out , and four years later remarried.
How does the play 'The Crucible' reflect Arthur Miller's experiences with the HUAC?
Technically, Arthur Mille wrote 'The Crucible' before his own personal experiences with the HUAC (House Committee on Un-American Activities). He wrote 'The Crucible' in 1953, after Elia Kazan (who directed 'Death of a Salesman' 4 years earlier) was questioned by the HUAC about links to the Communist party. Feeling pressured, Kazan named names of people he believed to be associated with the Communists. After speaking the Kazan, Miller wrote the 'The Crucible.' In it, Miller compared the HUAC questioning to the witch hunt in Salem in 1692, where a young woman, out of jealousy and rage, accuses her lover's wife of witchcraft. Using the town's fear to her advantage, she accuses many more of being witches, and they are hanged. People of Salem become afraid of speaking out against her, as it will surely lead to also being named a witch.
