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Essay / The Witches of Salem - 470
When I started reading, my impression was that this whole witchcraft test would be rather childish and aimed at elementary school students. When I first took the test, I felt like some parts were somewhat useless. Then, as the test progressed, things started to improve. However, when I chose not to confess to something I hadn't done, I felt like there was a bit of a problem with these people's reasoning. They didn't let me say a word, and on top of that, the judges seemed to favor the girls and only their opinions. It was almost as if the court wanted to condemn many people to death or hell, and allowed one young girl to be the ringleader. But then again, while I was taking the test, a few thoughts crossed my mind about the whole trial and some of the thoughts of the people involved. One thing that intrigued me was why someone wouldn't be smart enough to say something like, "I'm not a witch and I love God." And I am with the Lord. And then start reciting the ten commandments. Something like that would blow the mind of the court and the judges wouldn't know what to say to that, because it's totally the truth. But then another thing came to my mind, perhaps because of the times and people's lack of education. implied. In any case, either the women did not want to speak out or they were not able to think so quickly about such comments. This is unfortunate, because perhaps if they had been able to express the truth so wittily, some lives could have been spared. However, this may not have worked at all, because when people are under pressure, it is harder for them to think clearly. Overall, I found the experience to be equally good and helpful. This gives a better understanding of what it was like to live in Salem during the unjust accusatory trials. The test experience was extremely real and made me a little uncomfortable, because of all the harsh questioning and accusations..