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Salem Interrogations

 1. What type of document is this ? It's a historical dialogue taken from a trial (the Salem Witch Trials). 2. It takes place in March 1692, in Salem village. The broad (general) context is that of witch-hunting. 3. In doc 1, the accused Sarah Good, judge W. Stoughton and his two assitants are part of the document. In doc. 2, the judge and the assistants are the same. Sarah Good is replaced with Rebekah Nurse, and there's also Abigail and Thomas Puttman's wife who speaks, and Ann Puttman just reacts to what the judge was saying. 4. It seems like the judge was not really impartial, he acted like a lawyer with suspicious questions, not like a judge : "What creature do you imploy (sic) then?" The rule of the judge is to discover if the accused is guilty or not ; here, he just accuses Sarah Good again and again. Her reaction is quite simple : she keeps on repeating she's innocent. The assistants wrote that she was rebellious. R. Nurse's answers were religious.
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Salem Witch Trials

1.The trials took place in Feb. 1692 (sixteen ninety two), and lasted until Apr. 1693 (over a year). 2. The Trials took place in the town of Salem, in the Massachussetts Bay Colony. 3. It's a very religious colony. A governor (appointed by the King, établi par le Roi ) leads the town and the colony. 4. 160 people were accused. 5. 25 died.  6. hundreds of people were involved ( impliqués ). II (1st paragraph) 1. There were conflicts among villagers about the ministers. Reverend Parris had not been paid for months. 2. It started with the accusations of two young girls. They had fits ( des crises ). People were afraid. 3. People probably remembered the Godwin case, where a young boy had fits and accused a woman of being a witch.  II (2nd paragraph)                              Names                ...
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The Witch gr. A

  1. When / where ? The movie takes place in New England, in the early 17th century (early / mid / late). New England is a region in northern America where Puritans settled (coloniser) after 1620 (Pilgrim Fathers, thanksgiving). Puritanism was a very austere version of Protestantism. 2. Historical Accuracy Religion is pivotal (essential) in this Puritan society. Puritans believed that man's actions couldn't help him go to Heaven ; drinking, smoking, dancing or theatre was forbidden / frowned upon (mal vu), and were said to send you to hell. thou , thine , thee ... you / have, has / hast = even the language is different. Oppositions : the forest    /      the city witches       /      family nature         /       culture wilderness  /        society 3. Names of the charact...
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The Witch corr. 2

 5. Witches existed in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance period under the name "wise women" (and wise men). They lived outside of society and would service the community in different ways. They still exist today in different forms and shapes.  But they would sometimes be accused of Maleficium , that is, using their gift to promote evil. One such wise woman was Ursula Kempler. She was tried for corrupting crops (de corrompre les récoltes) ; she confessed having familiars (they could be toads, cats, dog, hares, goats...). In the movie, the witch lives in the forest, on her own. Traditional representations of witches describe them by groups of three. These are reminiscent of the Greek Moirai, or Fates, who presided over the destiny of men and gods.  6. there are fantastic elements before Thomasin speaks with the goat and turns into a witch = when Caleb spits the apple, or when Sam is kidnapped.
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Travail confinement 4

  Bonjour à vous, comme promis,  voici le travail à faire en lien avec le film . Attention, c'est difficile, il faudra donc que vous preniez votre temps, et que vous utilisiez au besoin des ressources en ligne (dictionnaire, thesaurus, voire grammaire, mais pas de traducteur automatique, merci d'avance). Comme d'habitude, les travaux non rendu d'ici  vendredi  23h59 auront zéro ! Bon courage à vous, et à la semaine prochaine en vrai. Cordialement, f.simon
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Travail confinement 3

  Chers et chères élèves, Bonjour à vous!   En attendant de se revoir en vrai dans une semaine, je voudrais travailler avec vous sur un thème nouveau, et vous permettre de vous entraîner à l'expression écrite. Pour commencer, et pour vous ménager autant que possible, je vais vous demander de regarder l'excellent  The Witch   de Robert Eggers, sorti en 2015. Comme son titre l'indique, il sera question de  sorcières .   Lisez attentivement la courte explication sur le site, juste avant de regarder le film. Pensez également à consulter les liens vers IMDB ou wikipedia. Quatre questions vous sont posées dans cette explication. Répondez-y de façon informelle, vous n'avez pas besoin de me les faire parvenir. Mercredi, je vous ferai parvenir un questionnaire obligatoire qui reviendra sur ces points.   -  Is historical accuracy important in this movie? How is it achieved? - What is the role of family in this story?  - How is the figure of the witch r...
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