Well into my servant's trial, Abigail began to convince the judges that Mary was a witch and she acted as if she was talking to someone up beyond the heavens. She even stated that Mary could force herself to faint. We all tried to get her to do it, but she couldn't. Abigail even proclaimed that Mary was sending spirits her way, but Mary argued that she cannot see any spirits. Then my wife comes out in order to explain why she fired Abigail. She was careless with her answer and even acted oblivious about our previous relationship. After Elizabeth leaves, Abigail continues to say that Mary is sending spirits their way and Mary joins in with them. I go to touch Mary and I am instantly declared the devil's worker.
I was astounded when she said this. I am a man of my religion, though I only go once a month. Then the court had its focus on me. It shortly became a battle about if I was the devil's worker or not. After several back and forth moments, I was put in jail. Not too long after that, Elizabeth visited me in the jail where we had a private conversation. She told me about how Giles was stoned to death and how many of the people of Salem are scared out of their wits about being accused. I then began to question whether or not I should testify and risk my life to make a statement. I thought that maybe guilt would bestow upon them if an innocent man was hung for a crime he didn't commit. Maybe that would put an end to all the troubles of Salem. I then returned to the courtroom with Elizabeth. After having my name tarnished by the judges, I immediately defended myself and my wife from all they said because I didn't want to sign a paper that would eventually be hung on the doors of the church. I even got angry to the point of crying.
When word got out that I had testified, people began to swarm the meeting hall. It was a difficult choice for me to make whether or not I should risk my own life to save the many people of Salem who were accused of witchcraft. Some may say it was a bad idea, but I thought it was the right thing to do. Even if I was giving up my time to live, it meant putting possibly the right idea into Hathorne, Hale, and Danforth's head. The idea that what they were doing was wrong. I was then carried off with the other seven prisoners to be hung by the gallows.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Journal Entry #4
When I entered Parris' home, I encountered Betty on the bed. She lied there in a deep sleep. According to what I was told, she had recently awoken saying mommy constantly until she returned to he motionless state. Being around Abigail was a challenge within itself. We constantly argued until the group chimed in for a psalm. It was until we said Jesus that Betty woke up again only to cuff her ears and shake her head. It had been pointed out that she couldn't bear the sound of the name Jesus. It was Mrs. Putnam that concluded that Betty couldn't feel nothing but pain when someone said Jesus because she had been bewitched.
The truth of it all shocked me. The devil finally set foot in Salem. One question was buzzing through my mind. Who else would be bewitched in this village? Could Abigail and her friends be? Could my wife be? It was a true sense of panic to me. Beyond the panic, Putnam began asking questions to both Parris and me. Giles Corey even decides to step in and only a great argument about the right thing to do began to brew. I stated that I didn't agree with Parris' ministries and Putnam stated I wasn't a good citizen. It ticked me off greatly. Nothing but anger and dispute was to come of Betty's condition.
When Rebecca Nurse stepped into the parlor, she assured everyone that Betty must be suffering a kind of childish fit. She was the only calm one in the room of angry and violent people. She acted as a light of hope saying that maybe Betty isn't really bewitched and that all of this is a simple misunderstanding. I wish I had enough faith to believe her when she says that. The only truth has yet to reveal itself. Hopefully it does before something terrible happens.
The truth of it all shocked me. The devil finally set foot in Salem. One question was buzzing through my mind. Who else would be bewitched in this village? Could Abigail and her friends be? Could my wife be? It was a true sense of panic to me. Beyond the panic, Putnam began asking questions to both Parris and me. Giles Corey even decides to step in and only a great argument about the right thing to do began to brew. I stated that I didn't agree with Parris' ministries and Putnam stated I wasn't a good citizen. It ticked me off greatly. Nothing but anger and dispute was to come of Betty's condition.
When Rebecca Nurse stepped into the parlor, she assured everyone that Betty must be suffering a kind of childish fit. She was the only calm one in the room of angry and violent people. She acted as a light of hope saying that maybe Betty isn't really bewitched and that all of this is a simple misunderstanding. I wish I had enough faith to believe her when she says that. The only truth has yet to reveal itself. Hopefully it does before something terrible happens.
Journal Entry #3
The trials for many of the women in Salem has begun. I'm very concerned now seeing how my wife has also been accused as a witch. I have to stand before the judges and prove my wife's innocence before they convict her as guilty and execute her. I want to protect her and prove her innocent. If it seriously weren't for Abigail and her friends fooling around in the woods, the devil wouldn't be lurking around Salem, my wife wouldn't be accused as a witch, and witches as a whole wouldn't be a problem around here.
Judge Hathorne, Reverend Hale, and Deputy Governor Danforth reside in the meeting hall to discuss who is a witch and who isn't. Hale proclaims himself to be an expert on witchcraft, which makes him the best candidate to survey an individual in order to find out whether or not they're a witch. Danforth is a very strong and honest man, more than myself. He is convinced that he's doing the right thing eliminating the witchcraft problem the way he's doing it, even if it means executing innocent women. Hale very much hates witchcraft for he is a man of the Lord. His strong beliefs in Christianity make him the ideal man to eradicate the witches of Salem. He too proclaims himself to be knowledgeable in witchcraft. With the three of these men presiding to hear the many pleads of husbands of the women accused, they will all most likely go home absent a wife. I'm even more fearful of my wife because these men may very well see something inside her and have her executed. I'm not prepared to lose her!
For once in my life have I never felt a greater sense of fear until now. All because my wife may die today. Hopefully something turns for the better because I do not want to lose my wife. With the recent discovery of Elizabeth being pregnant, they will give her time to live and give birth before she is executed. This is somewhat good because Elizabeth gets to live for just a little longer, but it's also bad because her death is inevitable. I can't bear the thought of losing her. There's got to be a way to protect her from dying. There's just go to...
Judge Hathorne, Reverend Hale, and Deputy Governor Danforth reside in the meeting hall to discuss who is a witch and who isn't. Hale proclaims himself to be an expert on witchcraft, which makes him the best candidate to survey an individual in order to find out whether or not they're a witch. Danforth is a very strong and honest man, more than myself. He is convinced that he's doing the right thing eliminating the witchcraft problem the way he's doing it, even if it means executing innocent women. Hale very much hates witchcraft for he is a man of the Lord. His strong beliefs in Christianity make him the ideal man to eradicate the witches of Salem. He too proclaims himself to be knowledgeable in witchcraft. With the three of these men presiding to hear the many pleads of husbands of the women accused, they will all most likely go home absent a wife. I'm even more fearful of my wife because these men may very well see something inside her and have her executed. I'm not prepared to lose her!
For once in my life have I never felt a greater sense of fear until now. All because my wife may die today. Hopefully something turns for the better because I do not want to lose my wife. With the recent discovery of Elizabeth being pregnant, they will give her time to live and give birth before she is executed. This is somewhat good because Elizabeth gets to live for just a little longer, but it's also bad because her death is inevitable. I can't bear the thought of losing her. There's got to be a way to protect her from dying. There's just go to...
Journal Entry #2
Just a while ago, Abigail appeared on my doorstep. We struck up a conversation. An awkward one to say the least. She went on and on about our previous relationship. It truly struck a nerve to me. She wants to be with me once again, but I was weak and had an affair against my own wife. Mary was very discouraged when she learned of the news. I then made a promise to myself that I would never allow Abigail to deceive me again and that I would be true and honest to Elizabeth.
It truly ticks me when Abigail forces herself onto me and reminisce about the past. She even had the nerve to say that I got nervous around her. Though there were times that I did indeed feel that way, she doesn't have the right to say that. She's a mischievous child. Nothing more, nothing less. I even told her that, which made her very uneasy. I do regret what I stated in some ways, but I stand by my word. I do not wish to live with a child like Abigail for the rest of my life. A woman like Elizabeth is for me. The argument between Abigail and me was nothing more than childish. How dare she come to my home and cling to me even though I'm a married man!
Now that I look back on it, Abigail isn't all that bad. The fact that she is young only makes her more naive to the world. It's a trait of her that quite honestly made me fall for her. Not to mention her beauty. She may carry her own kinds of trouble around, but she is a very tempting young lady. She may have her qualities that make her attractive, but I must stick to my wife. I married her for a reason. I was weak once, and I won't be weak again by the same girl.
It truly ticks me when Abigail forces herself onto me and reminisce about the past. She even had the nerve to say that I got nervous around her. Though there were times that I did indeed feel that way, she doesn't have the right to say that. She's a mischievous child. Nothing more, nothing less. I even told her that, which made her very uneasy. I do regret what I stated in some ways, but I stand by my word. I do not wish to live with a child like Abigail for the rest of my life. A woman like Elizabeth is for me. The argument between Abigail and me was nothing more than childish. How dare she come to my home and cling to me even though I'm a married man!
Now that I look back on it, Abigail isn't all that bad. The fact that she is young only makes her more naive to the world. It's a trait of her that quite honestly made me fall for her. Not to mention her beauty. She may carry her own kinds of trouble around, but she is a very tempting young lady. She may have her qualities that make her attractive, but I must stick to my wife. I married her for a reason. I was weak once, and I won't be weak again by the same girl.
Journal Entry #1
To think that all used to be good and well in this village until Parris' family and some of their friends decide to play with the devil and bring him to our village. All of those girls should be ashamed of themselves as they all had an effort in bringing the devil to us all. And to hear that Abigail is associated with this just makes me care less of her.
From what I've been hearing from around town, Parris discovered his daughter, niece, and several other girls dancing in the woods conjuring up spirits. Now his daughter Betty has fallen asleep for quite sometime and hasn't awoken since. It just goes to show you that there's in fact witchcraft upon those girls. If it weren't for them fooling around in the woods late at night, the whole village probably wouldn't be in such a big scare.
Knowing Parris, he's probably going to do something in order to keep his name from being tarnished as much as it already is. Him and his family are nothing but trouble. Since they're most likely the source of the devil coming to Salem, I'm gonna have to do my best to protect my wife Mary. The other men of the village must do the same. No one is safe with the devil lurking around. This all just goes right back to Abigail, Betty, and those girls just fooling around in the woods. If they were within the confinements of the village, this wouldn't be such a problem.
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