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Post by scanley73 on Sept 23, 2013 23:28:53 GMT -5
C. What kind of knowledge did the author have on this subject? Like what did he know about it to properly judge what people were saying in certain situations. Obviously he couldn’t get every single word they said correct. However, I want to know if this could be considered an accurate representation of the entire Salem Witch trial situation. Obviously he wasn’t there so he couldn’t have heard them say it but did he get some of this from text or court notes. I just want to know how credible this play is. A. This was most likely written in response to what McCarthy was saying. This is mainly because it was such a serious thing at the time and the author wanted to show people how crazy this guy was by displaying the same thing in a different context. The point I’m trying to get across is that the author is trying to show another situation where people responded wrong to a scare and how badly it ended up. Plus the coincidence that the author just decide to publish this at the same time has to be more than a coincidence. D. “Aye sir, he have been searchin’ his books since he left you, sire. But he bid me tell you, that you might look to unnatural things for the cause of it.” This quote shows a doctor saying that it may be supernatural causes for an ailment. Doctors are supposed to believe that there is always a natural cause for something. This just goes to show how much of an impact this sort of thing had on people back then.
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Post by bourdonm15 on Sept 24, 2013 19:51:00 GMT -5
Matthew Bourdon
Mr.Thomas
English 11
9/23/13
A. I think that anyone that is accused of wrongdoing or something that they didn’t commit could relate to this story/play. Many people were accused of things they weren’t guilty of in the Salem Witch Trials. “The Salem tragedy, which is about to begin in these pages, developed from a paradox.” (Page 1218) This shows that the Salem Witch trials was a contradiction from the start. Due to never seeing people being unique/different, most of these people thought that those accused were committing witchcraft.
E. I found the story to be interesting and very intriguing. It wasn’t confusing at all and what made it the most interesting was that it was in the form of a play istead of an actual story. This gave perspective into what and how each character was really like. “She ails as she must she never waked this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, sees naught, and cannot eat. Her soul is taken, surely.” (Page 1221). This shows that automatically each character thinks someone’s soul is lost or possessed. This was something that plagued many people’s minds during this time.
F. The relationship was very remarkable between those who were believed to have been possessed and those a part of the court. “She ails as she must she never waked this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, sees naught, and cannot eat. Her soul is taken, surely.” (Page 1221). They treated them without care and saw most of them as a hazard to the rest of the community.
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