The Delusion of Satan-The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials

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1. This part of the book goes into a detailed account of the trials of the women Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba.
2. In the trials any argument that Sarah Good or Sarah Osborne made about being innocent was turned against them.It was also obvious that the afflicted girls had been told what to say because when Good, Osborne, Tituba came in the room the girls started throwing fits.
3. Tituba was the only one who confessed. She started describing the devil and saying it was him, Good, Osborne, and two unknown people who tried to make Tituba do evil and eventually succeeded. Tituba responce was that she was sorry.
4. Some were still not convinced and the woman were put in jail to wait for further examination.
5. The father of one of the afflicted girls, Mr. Putnam, was what you can say a evil man. Numerous times he tried to get a man named George Burroughs put in Jail for so called debts.
Questions
1. Do you think the girls were faking the fits in court?
2. Do you think Tituba was lying?
3. Why do you think they were attacking Good and Osborne in court?
4. Do you think the court trial was rehearsed?
Vocab.
1. Fits. A temper tantrum where a person starts to usually move violently.
2. Afflicted. To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on.
3. Confessed. To admit or acknowledge.
Literary terms.
1. Irony. Tituba is the only one to confess even though she is the one who has to defend herself the most.
2. Setting. The setting has switched to mainly to the Meeting house.
Outline.
It is growing more and more obvious that the girls are lying.