Spectral Evidence
Spectral evidence included testimony about spirits and witches seen in these night time experiences.
What are dreams.
In Old Woman Magoun, Lily has to die to preserve her purity, while on The Witch, Thomasin survives only by turning to evil. What theme do both of these works raise?
A. The conflict between innocence and survival, must they remain pure but die, or embrace evil to live?
B. That survival always comes from following religious faith without question.
C. That woman's choices are shaped more by social forces.
D. That isolation from community inevitably leads to madness and destruction.
What is choice A.
The eerie sound people believed witches to make which came to symbolize fear and mystery.
What is the witches laugh.
During the trials, many children were told to suffer from these uncontrollable outbursts, which were seen as signs of witchcraft.
What are fits.
In Old Woman Magoun, the grandmother's lack of legal power to keep Lily away from her father reflects which grievance from the Declaration of Sentiments?
A. That women are made legally invisible and unable to act independently of men.
B. That women are denied access to higher education and professional training.
C. That men have absolute authority in matters of guardianship and custody of children.
D. That women are forced to remain silent in matters of politics and government.
What is choice C.
In specifically Puritan belief, this color symbolizes sin, guilt, temptation, and more.
What is the color red.
People accused of witchcraft were said to cause these unsettling noises that only the afflicted hear.
What are voices and whispers.
In Old Woman Magoun, the grandmother poisons Lily to protect her from male corruption, while in The Witch, Thomasin kills her mother and succumbs to the devil but only after being falsely accused. Both works raise the same questions: are these women villains, or are they victims?
What is both.
This creature, associated with the devil himself, symbolizes both evil and sinful desires and often appears in the form of Satan.
What is the black goat.