A masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.A masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.A masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.
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- TriviaEpilogue: "In January of 1693, Sir William Phips reprieved the sentences of all the remaining witches awaiting execution."
"In all 20 innocent people were killed. Tituba Indian, unable to pay her prison fees, remained in jail until she was sold to a new home."
"The impact of the Salem witch trials was so profound that it brought down an entire way of life, marking the end of puritanism and the beginning of what would eventually become America."
"At the insistence of their descendants, the last five of those accused of witchcraft were officially pardoned by the state of Massachusetts on October 31, 2001."
- GoofsIn reality, Governor Phips was only 41 at the time of the Salem Witch Trials. The film depicts him as obviously much older.
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Sarah Good: That is not a Puritan prayer!
Rebecca Nurse: No, it is a prayer of my own.
Sarah Good: That is blasphemy! God will strike you down!
Rebecca Nurse: No, child. 'Tis people who punish, not God.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Chasing Life: Model Behavior (2015)
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We're All Potential Witches...
In SALEM WITCH TRIALS, pompous, hyper-religiosity / self-righteousness are combined with ignorance and paranoia, resulting in mass hysteria. This takes place within a culture filled with superstition, rumor, and gossip.
This film shows how any theocratic society operates. The Puritans used their "religious authority" to intimidate, and ultimately eliminate those among them who were deemed to be "unclean". This was said to have been in accordance with "the will of God".
This film is as much a cautionary tale for today as it is an excellent presentation of the real historic events of the 1690's...
This film shows how any theocratic society operates. The Puritans used their "religious authority" to intimidate, and ultimately eliminate those among them who were deemed to be "unclean". This was said to have been in accordance with "the will of God".
This film is as much a cautionary tale for today as it is an excellent presentation of the real historic events of the 1690's...
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