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Who is Abigail Williams?
Answer:She is a character from the Crucible, who is 16 years old & had an affair with John Proctor. She's one of the bunch of girls who started the Salem witch trails.The Historical AnswerAbigail Williams was the girl who started the Salem Witch Trials (in real life) by pretending to be bewitched, and so named various people (most of whom, at least in the beginning, where family rivals and whom hated the Williams family). She was later found to be lying, after 19 innocent people were killed.
What did rebecca nurse say when told she had been accussed of witchcraft?
"I am innocent as the child unborn, but surely what sin hath God found out in me unrepented of, that he should lay down such an affliction on me in my old age. "
What is The Crucible?
The Crucilbe is a play written by Arthur Miller in the 1950s, as an answer to the McCarthyism that was in control of America at the time. The play is based on the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The story is based around John Proctor, an upstanding man whose wife and friends are accused of witchcraft. He goes to court to stand up for them and in the end is named a witch himself. He is hanged as he refuses to confess to speaking with the Devil, as he truly did not. "The Crucible" is a play written by Arthur Miller. It was written around the time of the Communist "witch hunts" going on around Hollywood. Miller uses the Salem with hunts/trials as pretty much a symbol for the Communist "witch hunts". The names are accurate, and a few events are....but a few are not. I'd consider it a work of historical-fiction.The word "crucible" means a test, or a trial. A harsh, severe one. Like the Salem witch hunts/trials. In the middle ages a Crucible was a container that could hold molten metal. Thus, it had been "tested" and found strong enough to withstand extremely high temperatures.
What role did Tituba played in starting the witchcraft hysteria in Salem?
It was Tituba who expanded it into an hysteria. When she was brought to examination, she not only confirmed that there were witches, but mentioned that there were a lot more than the three that Salem had already found.
What happened to Abigail Williams after the witch trials in the pay The Crucible once she disappears?
At the end of the play, The Crucible, the playwright, Arthur Miller states that about 4 years after the end of the trials, Abigail could be found in Boston working as a prostitute.
Witch trials in this Massachusetts town led to death of 20 people found guilty of witchcraft?
In 1692 and 1693, a number of "witch trials" were held in what is now the state of Massachusetts that led to the death of twenty people condemned as witches. The trials took place in several towns, in fact: Salem Town, Salem Village (known today as Danvers), Ipswich, and Andover.
What was the most infamous witch trial of the Salem witch trials?
Probably that of Rebbecca Nurse. The fact that she had been accused rattled the support of many of the most insistant participants. Initially, she was found innocent, but the court repealed that verdict and convicted her. She was hanged on July 19th, 1692.
Who were executed during the Salem Witch Trials?
The Salem witch trials happened during the year 1692, the first to be executed was Bridget Bishop. In total 19 people were killed after being found guilty of witch craft, this is not counting the many people that they suspected died in jail.
Why did Betty go into a deep sleep in salem witch trials?
I'm guessing that you read that in a book you found in the fiction section. It never happened.
What hapended to Abigail Faulkner during the Salem witch trials?
Abigail Faulkner was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials but was never formally charged or prosecuted. She was able to avoid being implicated as a witch by presenting a strong defense and having influential supporters in the community. After the trials concluded, she continued to live in Salem and was not further targeted.
Why did the Salem witch trials occur?
The Salem witch trial occured because of two girls supposedly "hallucinating". They blamed there slave and people found reasons to blame people for things that happened who knows when? You get it..... Anonymous, 11 Year Old
What was the most infamous trail during the Salem witch trails?
The Trial of Rebbecca Nurse. She was aqquited, but the public regected the desicion and had the court convict her. A petition for a release or stay of execution was signed and delivered to the governor, who originally accepted it, but then dismissed it. She was executed on July 19th 1692, the only accused of the trials to have been found innocent at court at all.
When did nathanial hathorne change his name?
He changed his name when he was in his early 20's, once he found out that his great-great-grandfather was a judge who oversaw some of the Salem Witch Trials
What word means to be found not guilty at trail?
Innocent or Not Guilty
What happens to a person that is not proven guilty or innocent?
In court trials, the two outcomes are either "guilty" or "not guilty". Therefore, any one who is not found to be guilty is declared to be not guilty and will be free to leave the court. There is not verdict of "innocent" in virtually any court in the world.
Who is Abigail Williams?
Answer:She is a character from the Crucible, who is 16 years old & had an affair with John Proctor. She's one of the bunch of girls who started the Salem witch trails.The Historical AnswerAbigail Williams was the girl who started the Salem Witch Trials (in real life) by pretending to be bewitched, and so named various people (most of whom, at least in the beginning, where family rivals and whom hated the Williams family). She was later found to be lying, after 19 innocent people were killed.
What is the water body found in Winston Salem?
Salem Lake
