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People thought witches were horrible deadly people! People were hung, drowned and even burned at the stake if they were classified as a witch.
Belief in ghosts, malevolent spirits, witches and other elements of the supernatural was typical in Elizabethan times (the late 16th century). Witches were considered a physical manifestation of evil and a threat to society's moral and religious fiber. This was the era of witch hunts and witch trials, a period that lasted from 1400 to 1700, culminating in the famous Salem witch trials of the late 1600s. Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England passed the 1562 Elizabethan Witchcraft Act forbidding "conjurations, enchantments and witchcraft's.
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What could witches do in the 1600s?
finger themselfs!
Why people afraid of witches in the 16th and 17th centuries?
because witches were very scary then people didnt think witches were very nice
Why did so many people believe in witches in the 1600s?
because people were accused of doing feats that were seemingly impossible at the time. They were then accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death. I think they were tied to a post. Their feet werent touching the ground, and then the villigers piled wood beneath them and lit it on fire wounding and eventually killing the accued. But that was irrelivant so i must move onto topic.But yes, i think that's why they believed in witches at the time. But witches were already a word before the 1600's so the people became suspicious of the "witches'' after som smarticle came up with the legend of the witches to get the people all scared and stuff.
What is the color of witches' skin?
people think of it as green
Tell Us About witches and witchcraft in the 1600s?
they were evil very evil.cruelmischievousand utterly evil!!
Does there have to be four people in a covenof witches?
I think a coven has to be 13.
What did the people think the reason for the black plague was?
the people thought the cause of the black plague was a witches curse.
Why are the witches to blame for all the deaths in Macbeth?
Normally, people would not blame the witches. They just said things and Macbeth reacted by doing things. The witches can only be held to blame if you think that Macbeth had no choice in his actions. But if he had no choice, how come the witches do have a choice?
Who told people to believe in witches?
Probably witches.
Did vikings believe in witches?
i think they might of believed in witchcraft but did they believe in witches
Are witches inoccent?
witches don't exist but the people killed because people thought they were witches are Innocent in movies and films they are evil
Were puritans accused of being witches in the 1600s?
maybe According to records it was not uncommon for Cunning Folk as well as Puritans and even Catholics to be accused of witchcraft.
