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In the famous Salem, Massachusetts witch trials, it was later revealed by children, mostly girls, that once they learned that they had the power to get rid of anyone they didn't like, they started pointing out stern schoolteachers, ugly spinsters, anyone they had been scolded by or had a grudge against. Therefore, many obviously innocent people were burned, drowned, stoned - whatever the angry, self-righteous rabble felt was the just punishment of the day. The girls first got the idea when more zealous preachers or priests would attack (and kill) anyone different or non-religious as "consorts of the devil", using the term witch for women thus aligned with evil. The whole practice, of course, stems from the Catholic Church burning 'heretics' throughout the middle ages, basically scientists, doctors, midwives - anyone who was showing the 'heretical' belief that we should lessen the suffering that God had dealt out to the sinning multitudes, such as with the plague. Anyone that disagreed with 'official dogma' disemminating from the Vatican was also a heretic, such as astromoners like Galileo telling us that the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around; or that the world was round, when The Bible said it had 'four corners', meaning it was a square or rectangle. The story of Joan of Arc is exemplary: she 'heard the voice of God' telling her to kill British soldiers; in battle she was said to have beheaded 15-20 soldiers, drenched in blood to her soldiers, and in a state of shock afterwards. Declared a heretic and burned at the stake, she was later pardoned, and made a saint! Ironically, they would stop the burning if you confessed to consorting with the devil, and allow you to live and repent, so only the innocent ended up getting burned.
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How did witches earn money during the witch trials?
They didn't. Most people who were accused of witchcrafter were wrongly accused & convicted.
Why 16th century witches are accused of witchcraft?
because they were well solid doctors!
How where the witches judged?
well you see scientifically the witches were just accused even if they weren't witches the judges made up their minds before trial so be awesome and bless your face!
Why were animals accused of witchcraft?
Animals were not accused of witchcraft. The animals seen around accused witches were assumed to be spirits known as "familiars" that were used to keep the "witch" in direct contact with the "devil".
What was the Tudor punishment the press used for?
It was often used to put accused witches to death.
Why were witches accused?
"Witches" did not really exist, but people were frightened by the thought of them. They would burn or hang witches. Citezens that nobody liked were usually accused of being witches in order do get rid of them. Others were accused because they did not fit in or were very strange, so they were suspects of practicing witchcraft.
Why did reverend hale tell the accused witches to confess in the crucible?
Reverend hale told the accused witches to confess beecause, he lost all faith in the court and wanted to save them from getting hanged. The accused witches however refused to confess.
What did they do to the accused witches at Salem?
The accused were arrested, jailed, and tried. If they were convicted, they were hanged.
What were the punishments for accused witches?
hung & burnt
Where women in Norway accused of being witches?
No ^^
Which girls in the community did they most often accuse of withchcraft in the Salem witch trials?
Girls in Salem were accusers, not the supposed witches. Most of the accused were older. The youngest executed was in HIS twenties.
Witches were welcomed into Puritan society?
No - women accused of being witches were hunted tortured and killed.
What was the 'swimming of the witches'?
'The swimming of witches' was when a women, accused of being a witch, was dragged down a river.
Who were accused of being witches?
Mostly innocent women.
Who executed people that were accused of being witches?
Christians
What is the significance of the scene between Herrick and the accused witches in The Crucible?
The scene between Herrick and the accused witches in The Crucible is meant to be humorous. Its significance is to illustrate how bad the conditions are.
How many witches has Matthew Hopkins accused?
1,678900 were accused and only 2,67840 were found "guilty"
