PPT-Salem Witch Trials

of 1692 Hysteria is born The Big Ps and the little ps Pilgrims Pilgrim a traveler one who has come from afar to a religious or holy land Known as the Separatists Mayflower 1620 Plymouth Rock. SalemDenison Country Club 18 Hole Golf Course Design & Construction is now offering the Texomaland area, (North Texas and Southern Oklahoma), Fairway Estates, a new highly restricted sub-division. It is a new Golf Course Community in Denison's E.T.J.., Northern Grayson County in Texas. If you are seeking a Peaceful lifestyle, enjoy nature, recreation and privacy, The Crucible. Minister in Salem. . He . believes a group plans to force him to leave Salem, so he tries to strengthen his authority through the witch trials proceeding. . Reverend Parris. Parris’s daughter. . In your notes, please respond to the following questions: . Define hysteria. What are the causes?. What is mob mentality? What are the negative effects?. What makes fear a powerful tool? . “FEAR is an acronym in the English language for ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’.” . How did you respond?. Journal Warm-up. Arthur Miller, McCarthyism, witch craft Theater conventions . Arthur Miller (1915-2005). Was a native New Yorker. During the depression, his family lost its money and was forced to move from Manhattan to more modest living quarters in Brooklyn. . By Alec Holt & Victoria McLain. What role did your character play in the trials?. Mather was not directly involved in the trials.. He wrote to John Richards of Boston urging caution in the use of spectral evidence.. First Year Seminar. Salem: Place, Myth, and . Memory. Miguel Peguero. The Witch Trials of 1692. The Salem Witch Trials began Spring of 1692. A group of young girls in Salem Village claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused a few local women of witchcraft.. Salem, Massachusetts. January 20, 1692 – November 25, 1692. . The village minister’s daughter, . Betty Paris. , and his niece, . Abigail. , became suddenly “ill”. The town’s doctor could not confirm a diagnosis so it was said that they were under the influence of . . . Connect various historical events to literature. Imagine…. You are put in a position where, regardless of anything you do or say, you will undergo terrible punishment.. If you confess to the crime, you will be killed.. When did the events of the Salem Witch Trials take place?. The Salem Witch Trials occurred in 1692. . What happened in the Salem witch trials?. Salem . Witch . Trials- series . of hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of . M. ass . H. ysteria. . and the . [organized] . D. eaths. of many . innocent people. Brief Background. . . In 1688 John Putnam, an influential elder of the Salem Village invited Samuel Parris, a successful planter and merchant in Barbados to preach in church. Samuel Parris later accepted a job as a village minister and reverend, and started to live in Salem. With him he brought his family, and an Indian Slave. . What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Belief in magic was almost universal in the past.. Almost all cultures believed that you could use supernatural means, to help make crops grow or to make humans or animals fertile.. Arthur Miller: A Life. Born on October 17, 1915. Attended the University of Michigan from 1934-1938. Graduated with a degree in journalism. Wrote and produced five plays during college career. Married three times . The crucible. Prior knowledge. What do you know about the . Salem Witch Trials . and . McCarthyism. ?. How do the two concepts connect?. What do . you. think?. Predictions about the play?. What do you want to know?. The Puritans & The Salem Witch Trials Where did the Salem Witch Trials take place? In Salem, Massachusetts, during the 1600’s. Where is Salem, Massachusetts? Map Who were the Puritans? Wanted to