There is beauty in death Much to be found Such as a carved pumpkin Grinning and round There is beauty in death Everywhere in the trees As oranges, reds, and yellows Fall with the leaves There is beauty in death Look where you want Ghosts, witches, and skeletons Ready to haunt There is beauty in death And during October We rejoice in the season Many times over
Were the Salem Witch Trials once an attempt to bring religion back to life during a time when it was losing many followers? The Enlightenment period sparked an interest in the scientific reasoning of the world. All while the new age evidence was coming out, religion was taking a hard it. Some people started to stray away from a ‘God-centered’ universe and more towards a scientific universe. After religion had faltered, the Salem Witch Trials started occurring. Many women were accused of committing acts that seem almost impossible. In Cotton Mathers work, “The Wonders of the Invisible World”, he describes these women as “an army of devils” and “evil angels”(pg. 152). Delving further into the Norton