HISTORY 3W03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Samuel Parris, John Hawthorne, Sarah Osborne
12 Dec 2020
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Lecture: witches, heretics and the law part ii. Introduction: until 1691/2, prosecution of witches was local and sporadic. In heightened anxiety, a series of trials and executions took place in salem. Court evidence: courts relied on 3 types of evidence, 1. Testimony of two eyewitnesses to acts of witchcraft: 3. The law: by end of 1692, governor of massachusetts dissolved the salem court and ordered the remaining prisoners released, prominent clergyman increase mather published an influential treatise, cases of. What explains this witchcraft hysteria: context of the times/heightened tensions, divisions within the puritan community, increased diversity of towns. England at that time separate places in society: only once accusations snowballed and the court became overwhelmed did officials think that something was wrong. Legacy of the witch: extend analyses beyond the time frame of this course, gibson article, ny magazine video, the secret feminist history of witches .
