Gothic Literature

Gothic Literature is a genre of literature that combines horror and romance.

Romanticism is a complex artistic literary, and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe. 

Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy. 

Edgar Allen Poe- The Raven, The Fall of the house of Usher, Tales of the Grotesque and Arabeque 

Nathaniel Hawthorn-The Scarlet Letter, Moses from an old Manse

Frankenstein was an example of gothic literature

The crucible

The story the crucible all begins when Tibuta, Abigail, Betty, and a bunch of other local girls are found dancing in the forrest late at night. Some of them were getting naked and Abigail drank chicken blood. Betty becomes ill right away and most people think that it is because of witchcraft. All of the girls then have to arrive in court because back then religion meant a lot and if you went against your religion, and commited witchcraft, it could lead to hanging or getting crushed with stones. When Abigail is questioned about it she says that Tibuta made her do it and she blames it on her. Reverend Hale then questions Tibuta about it by whipping her and Tibuta says that the devil made promises to her and she says that Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn were both with the devil. Eventually John Proctors wife is also convicted of witchcraft because abigail is doing everything that she can to go against her because she really likes John proctor and will do anything to get with him. Elizabeth is arrested for saying that she does not think that the devil can take any womens soul. Eventually at the end a lot of people who were convicted were hung, because they did not admit to it. Back then it was weird because if you were convicted of witchcraft and did not say that the devil made you do it, you were going to be hung. But if you admitted to it and said that the devil made you do it, you were going to be fine. But your reputation was going to be ruined. In the end John Proctor was hung because he would not admit to doing witchcraft. Sarah Good and Osborn were also hung, along with many others.

Early Puritans

The early puritans were colonists that left england to come to avoid religious persecution. The puritian code was very scrict. Men and women sat on opposite sides of the church and it was illegal not to attend Sunday church services. People were expected to work hard and were not supposed to complain about it and express there emotions. When the early puritans left england it was the time in which William Phips had arrived in Massachusetts and was filling the jails with so called witches. 

Salem witch trials

The salem witchcraft trials took place from June to September. 19 men and women were convicted of it and were sent to death. Witchcraft was banished in Salem and the towns around it. Throughout the years hundreds of people had been convicted. Most people had been put in jail, and some hung. One man was even crushed to death  by large stones. 

Pilgrims and Indians

In the book i learned that the Pilgrams fled from England and then they came to America to start a new life. William Bradford was the main leader of the pilgrams. They landed on Cape Cod when they landed. The Pilgrims then built there villages and went on in there normal way of life and they were later attacked by the Indians in December. The two never got along to begin with and there was a lot of conflict.  In the end though there was a peace treaty that had 6 laws to it and the Indians ended up helping there way of life and taught them new things.