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What were the beliefs and attitudes about witches in the seventeenth century?
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What 19th century beliefs are there?
19th century.. Victorians believed in the supernatural things like witches and ghosts.
Why were people afraid of witches in the seventeenth century?
In the seventeenth century, people believed that witches had made a pact with the devil and possessed supernatural powers to harm others. This fear of witches was heightened by religious beliefs and the prevailing social and political conditions, such as the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years' War. The lack of scientific understanding and the scapegoating of marginalized individuals, particularly women, also contributed to the fear and persecution of witches.
What was the 16th century attitude to witches?
they hated witches
What did British people believe about witches in the 17th century eg. evil and superstitous?
British people in the 17th century sometimes held the superstitious beliefs that someone could become possessed by the devil. They did not believe that these people were responsible for their actions. Those who made a pact with the devil however were considered to be evil and witches.
How were witches in the seventeenth century identified?
=In History, my teacher told us according to King James I witches were identified by having a mark on their body (the mark of the devil) of any sort, if you had familiars (a pet which followed you around wherever you went, mainly a cat), if you made models of your victims, lived alone, old or if you were a woman.=
What was Shakespeares attitude to witches and the supernatural?
In Shakespeare's time, certain people were really frightened of witches and believed that they were a clear and present danger to their country. The history of the Salem Witch Trials is an example of this kind of fear, which was only starting in Shakespeare's day. Throughout the seventeenth century, fundamentalist religion became very powerful in England and even overthrew the monarchy, and it is religious fundamentalists who generally are frightened of witches.
Why do women choose to be witches?
Its not just women, men do as well and they are still called witches, its a genderless term. People choose to be witches and practice witchcraft because of their beliefs and desires.
How were witches caught?
witches were caught int he 16th and 17th century by being tested in different ways
How old were witches in the 17th century?
Any age. Even small children could be identified as witches.
How common were witches in the 17th century?
There were multiple people said to be witches. They were never proven true or false. There were told to be about 10 witches in a town per year.
What did witches do in the 16th century?
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What are Elizabethan attitudes toward the witches?
they believed in witches and ghosts. in Shakespeare's play Macbeth they would have really believed that banqos ghost had come back to haunt Macbeth they had several superstitions to do with ghosts.
