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The Crucible
The Crucible
The Author: Arthur Miller
The Historical BackgroundPuritanism
Salem Witch Trials
PuritanismRemember John Winthrops City on a Hilla religious community in which pure ideals were centralBelieved in a strong connection between church and state (theocracy)Believed in a Covenant with God and with each other to follow moral codes in pursuit of eternal lifeBelieved in Predestination (only the elect would be saved)Believed God and Satan were active presences in the natural word
Puritanism Believed Native Americans were heathens and the woods and forests full of demonsBelieved in mandatory attendance at churchBelieved that people were expected to work hard and repress emotions and opinionsThe church dictated that dark, somber dress was appropriateNever get caught sleeping in church or stealing food
What do these beliefs tell us?
Puritanism Read natural signs to see Gods will or Satans tricks (when a neighbors crop failed or a child became sick, saw it as Gods will and did not help)Believed Satan selected the weakestwomen, children and the insane to carry out his work.Believed those who followed Satan were considered witchesPunished witchcraft by death
What does this tell us?
Witch Trials in EuropeAs early as 1450, witch hunts all over EuropeMany thousands were hanged, drowned or burned at the stakeWomen were viewed as imperfect as they were formed from a mans rib whereas men were the privileged sex (Christ--a male)Popular view of women was source of witch hunt hysteriaseen as inherently evil and sexualthus targets for the devil
Salem Witch TrialsPossibly the single, most studied event in colonial American history Fear of magic and witchcraft was common in New England, as it had been in EuropeOver 100 alleged witches had been tried and hanged in New England during the 1600sIn early 1692, the witch hunt hysteria began in Salem
Salem Witch Trials From early spring to September 1692, over 150 witches were taken into custody
19 men and women refused to confess and were hanged on Gallows Hill
One man was pressed to death under stones
Four died in jail
Key Points (Write em down)Author: Arthur Miller
Puritans and the Salem Witch TrialsBelieved those who followed Satan were considered witchesPunished witchcraft by death
Over 100 alleged witches had been tried and hanged in New England during the 1600s
Key PointsFrom early spring to September 1692, over 150 witches were taken into custody
19 men and women refused to confess and were hanged on Gallows Hill
One man was pressed to death under stones
Four died in jail
The Crucible Wrap Up
Examining a Witch
The Arrest Warrant - Proctor
The Witch HouseThe Witch House, home of Judge Jonathan Corwin, is the only structure still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Witchcraft Trials of 1692.
Salem in the 1700s
Rev. Samuel Parris
The Grave Site for Salem
Real Gravestones
Giles Corey
Rebecca Nurse
Repentance of Judge Sewall
What do we learn?Weak vs. Strong
How did this happen?
How can we stop this from happening?
Whats my role in stopping these witch hunts?Darfur