What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials - Brian A. Pavlac

[@operleutnant7235]

I honestly love that the artist went for almost a horror movie aspect. Especially when talking about the sisters and how they feel like the twins from The Shining

[@Ja-jq7pc]

Yeah the artists behind the making of all of TED-ED's videos should be rewarded.

[@kanika_j]

@@Ja-jq7pc I know right

[@Madhattersinjeans]

​@@Ja-jq7pc Perhaps some kind of currency or gold?

[@PrimmyRosie]

oʇɐʇod ʋɐɯnɥ ɐ ikr this animation is so beautiful!!!

[@Rokaize]

Athena’s Book Store Have you seen the one on Macbeth? Incredible animation in that one

[@kennethsummers6857]

The emotional pain of being accused of something you didn't do, and then you're unable to prove yourself...

[@osmosisjones4912]

Reminds me of the Cosby second trial

[@gantagavin]

It is very annoying indeed

[@EvanOM]

Reminds me of my mother

[@racoonlittle1679]

Ur guilty until proven guilty! - some random judge in Salem

[@SecondVelcory]

Reminds me of the Count Dankula trial...

[@LifeUntilLove]

The art, the music, the narration, the sound. Everything here is absolutely top-notch. Great work!

[@may3877]

LifeUntilLove yeah this is one of their most enduring videos ever

[@wissledrey1099]

Ikrr

[@youtubeprofile2070]

Probably the best TED-Ed production by far. 👍👍👍

[@TimaMasiuk]

LifeUntilLove one of the best videos so far!

[@yourlostcarkeys3261]

IKR

[@upperlaurel]

I used to think it was crazy to think people believed this back in the day with no evidence. Today I realize how easily people are duped with zero evidence.

[@LuciaLight100]

It hasn’t gone away either. Look at the Satanic Panic in the 80’s. People were burning Harry Potter books for crying out loud. Just nuts.

[@emperorfaiz]

@@LuciaLight100 And the recent Cancel Culture. Just throw all the "ist" and "phobe" at someone and the rest will believe you.

[@AntiStraightMaleSociety]

Religious people are the most wicked people I know.

[@burntre1]

@@AntiStraightMaleSocietyvery true

[@burntre1]

@@LuciaLight100don’t need to go that far back, look at the covid bs.

[@Explodingtv6Q]

“Say your a witch” “I’m a witch” “That sounds like something an innocent would say”

[@parabot2]

Sounds like the Germans after WW2

[@MTC008]

@@parabot2 and like east germans after 1991

[@1111_kxra]

Alternative universe: “say you’re a witch” “You’re a witch” “Wait guys it’s not what it looks like”

[@watchmerollingwatchmego]

Meanwhile on the Boiling Isles.. “Say you’re not a witch! Just say it!!” “…I’m not a witch. But..I’m training hard to be one.”

[@dani_dupae]

@@watchmerollingwatchmego 😂😂😂 I love this. I can’t wait for TOH to come back tho

[@jjlikestea4815]

A random person: I’m not a witch! The whole town: that’s exactly what a witch would say

[@AydenGraceMusic]

I know right?? Like if they say they’re a witch that means they aren’t???

[@lukadjordjevic2576]

I mean like just weight them and see if their weight is the same as ofa duck

[@ceceoneill2517]

But it's also what a not witch would say

[@NoyoRai_]

Town: Post role and will. Random person: Medium, N1: nobody dead Town: yep definitely a witch, lynch! *Dead person really was medium* Town: tarnation!

[@kaiaaspen5408]

Noyo Rai I do ToL instead of ToS but I thought of the same idea haha

[@gretawogsland7553]

When your mom says "you won't get in trouble if you tell the truth" when you did nothing.

[@maskgirlmixitup]

😂 I just ruined the zero reply streak

[@jas6246]

That’s basically the event in a nutshell

[@darkangel7589]

Turned up to 100

[@keona9261]

When you got siblings.

[@iwannasleep3511]

Oh my gods this is perfect😂

[@michellecrocker2485]

For a religious group, they had people violating “thou shalt not lie” a lot in this case

[@sleepwell_catnap]

Fr man

[@survivorofthecurse717]

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor" That flew out the door faster than the accused out of their own homes. Like, don't get me wrong, there's good in virtually every community. But there's also a ton of bad

[@michellecrocker2485]

@@survivorofthecurse717 I would have to say that the authorities of salem....I think they let fear bring them right to the dark side at that time because they never thought to fact check any of these claims. It took a higher office to shut down the madness

[@RYMAN1321]

And of course “thou shall not kill”

[@Iwanttoblowmybrainsoutrn]

Tells you a lot about religion

[@gamerguy8261]

can we just appreciate how talented the artist is? and the voice presenting the story? Everything is just so good

[@KyleTheStalker.]

Except the witch trials

[@ramseycheframbojordan7905]

I know. The way it’s put together it reminds me of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@ceannab3778]

Nah

[@asirale]

@@ceannab3778 stupido

[@AugustCc077]

As an artist I absolutely appreciate the art

[@LARAUJO_0]

3:20 "If you confess you'll go free but if you deny you'll get hanged. We honestly can't be bothered to actually investigate." 10/10 judicial system right there

[@curtischriscoe5383]

This is why religion and government positions don't mix. No matter how hard we try it's gonna fail sooner or later

[@twilightundersky8658]

“Yeah I murdered the innocent girl, do I get to go now?”

[@justsomeoneelse5942]

This just sounds like the US of A

[@curtischriscoe5383]

@@justsomeoneelse5942 I agree

[@iliedimstillinmyroomhiding998]

More like lazy judicial system

[@ahyes6481]

Epileptic girl: has seizure Literally the whole of Salem: your free trial of living has expired

[@bluegummi7645]

XD

[@Wheezr]

When your free trial comes from winrar

[@Buzzzy-bee]

Literally the whole of my country: your possessed

[@urvchh1013]

The same could happen now,if u cough in public 😂

[@maytimu844]

your free trial of living has expired, now its time for.. the salem witch trials

[@nwec777]

My dad use to tell me that “Witches” was just people smarter kind of like scientists, and they was hung because the ‘Normal’ people didn’t understand science back then, or something like that lol

[@corvusknight9575]

You certainly aren't wrong about that.

[@skyfallprime7977]

Was also because scholars opposed the church like calling earth round, so church called them witches and going all Robespierre on them

[@hishamrashid5293]

@@skyfallprime7977 *to the guillteine*

[@royalty_the1892]

You weren't really listening to your dad lol but he was right. People who would study different types of scientific methods would be labeled as heretics or witches by the church and be imprisoned it put to death. It wasn't until the enlightenment, an age of reason in most of Europe - with the exception of Spain who was going through the Spanish inquisition at the time, that there was finally separation of church and state when these medieval practices stopped, for the most part.

[@judith7026]

What does that tell you about women ?

[@mohasahal1771]

Everyone gangsta till the governor's wife is accused. Seriously though why is it necessarily the case that stupidity goes on and on till some official's life is threatened ?

[@CmdrShepard1001]

Those in power had a convenient excuse to get rid of whoever they want and had no reason to stop until it affected them. Those who can see through the BS could not stop it out of fear of being the next target.

[@ayshb2150]

Distraction by citing a common enemy.

[@m.b.portnoy2350]

@@ayshb2150 yeah, but then the pendulum (its a figurative pendulum of distrust and other group injustices such as bias and racism) swings the other way and nobody cares about what children say. and the term children children applies all the way up to like 17 and 18-year-olds who are perfectly capable of rational thinking. Nowadays, if you're not at least 35 nobody cares about what you say putting it off as too young. humans are just plain crazy

[@PiratadoTietê]

Because in patriarchalism your "biggest mistake" is to being poor.

[@curtischriscoe5383]

@@CmdrShepard1001 true. Also good use of words and you two m.b. portnoy

[@justinemadigan9620]

Daughter: *misbehaves* Mom: "No dessert for you, darling." Daughter: "SHE'S A WITCH!"

[@alexn.2901]

LMAO

[@kamharmon2463]

Exactly

[@Talis1717]

It probably happened 👀

[@gearlieobedos3876]

XDDDDDDD

[@daerdevvyl4314]

youkesh100 I hope you’re being sarcastic. The accusers were a group of girls and young women, who by the way were all religious as well.

[@diyadev539]

What I love about the animation is that it’s the town locals who have a more ‘witchy’ appearance, as opposed to the accused witches, who look like normal people.

[@eduardovasquez8071]

That's the point of the whole thing

[@Kinobambino]

great detail 🔥

[@exposeevil5492]

The were actually accused of Satanic Ritual Abuse on the children. Like Frank Fuster was accused.

[@MS-np2nf]

Makes things really objective huh.

[@albastroube8195]

And? What's your point?@@MS-np2nf

[@leemurray814]

Lived in Boston for 20 years and visited a lot of the witch related tours, museums, archives etc. The town was Salem Village which is now called Danvers. The girls were playing out based on stories they heard from Tituba, and playing pranks. They kept it up after it got serious among the adults out of fear, just like everyone else. But the real thing going on there was that some people saw it as an opportunity to grab land from their neighbors. Started with accusing social outsiders and grew. If you were accused, you lost your land and the accusers were grabbing it. The part about not being able to prove your innocence and being killed if you tried (Puritan mindset) was the reason they could get away with it but also the reason why they couldn't stop the situation until the governor rushed back from Maine when his wife was accused and immediately put a stop to the insanity. They even hanged a dog for chrissakes.

[@Ok-yd9vb]

That’s what my teacher taught us today besides the dog part

[@takingyourfirstbornnow]

They hanged three dogs, actually

[@meganl.9504]

A DOG?!

[@iceglacier770]

Why did they hang dogs?

[@eunhogarcia5293]

​@@takingyourfirstbornnowWe didn't need to know that

[@jari8562]

Executioner: So are you a witch? Me: *Yesn't*

[@spidery7618]

Nah, she's just Lookout.

[@rayravernous4376]

Consort.

[@spidery7618]

@@rayravernous4376 Possibly, but either way we should hang the Executioner

[@soundwave6529]

SHUT UP EXE

[@kaij6573]

Amazing grammar 👏🏼👏🏼😂

[@HH-qr5sv]

Some girl in Salem : hey look at this card trick I learned All of the town : BLASPHEMY !

[@jb0433628]

Some girl in Salem : let's sacrifice this child to satan. TED talk centuries later : let's not talk about this part.

[@wood2640]

Some girl know science. Medieval catholic : WITCH

[@farida.]

Lol

[@enriquepenanieto4398]

Hiệp Đỗ Salem witch trials were puritan not Catholic.

[@deepstariaenigmatica2601]

@@jb0433628 wut

[@AudibunVA]

“Say you’re a witch” “I’m a witch” “Congrats you’re not a witch anymore.”

[@venomrg.]

Lol

[@saymeownow3838]

Wow, you just described the video, nice job 👍

[@signingoffbye]

Lol

[@bestuan]

if she just confessed and didnt repent she would be hanged

[@snowmoon7385]

I think relativs had objectives against those poor ladies n venged on them..There are no witches but the one who openly accepts by will n perform shows sometimes.

[@iatetonkatsu3902]

Nevermind the horrible history, The art is so great and done so beautifully.

[@raygin6581]

Imagine if they didnt accuse that dudes wife, for how much longer this would have gone on

[@amberrichards2778]

I mean, it happened a lot in Europe. Like... a lot.

[@omkarsangvikar4166]

Till corona

[@bridgotaj6578]

“If you confess, you go free. If you deny, you get hanged.” Seems legit

[@keio36yearsago89]

it is what it is

[@bridgotaj6578]

hmm • 36 years ago yep

[@elementallobsterx]

ur comment is 690 so ill just sub to you instead

[@Danielle09419]

Unless your confesson is a lie; should you also confess for that fake confession ?

[@buyukbabamax776]

maybe they were all witches

[@crimsonilla6550]

*Governor’s wife gets accused of being a witch* The governor: “yeah guys, actually witches don’t exist lol.”

[@V1ctoria00]

Because she was a witch. Like the only real one who got accused. And used her power to go free like a witch would. Just like every criminal who is good at what they do, why would you ever find out?

[@nandenitiwari9441]

People say witch and wizards don't exist :-Hermione Granger ,Ginny Weasley ,Luna lovegood :- Are we a joke to you 😂

[@Awesoemfella]

@@nandenitiwari9441 I know you are joking but those are fictional books and whose actors used editing and green screens to make it look like magic

[@testerwulf3357]

Jesse Rayne Or he didn’t want his wife charged and killed so he decided to do actually fair trials with better evidence so she wasn’t charged? Cause seriously, all they had against her was he said she said..

[@casda5226]

It was just a prank bruh

[@LunarBlossomYueHua-Art]

it breaks my heart to think that those children and people they deem off could have just been neurodivergent and in need of compassion and understanding, not bloody witch trials that cost them their lives.

[@lucinda2907]

Exactly. I'm Autistic and it could have even been stimming. It hurts my soul to the core that what you said could have been the case for these victims.

[@jimcolumbus6752]

I heard a theory that this could be tourettes syndrome. But they had no concept of science back then

[@anais559]

but they falsely accused people.... not all of them were so innocent.

[@blehblblehbl7535]

well. abigail was one of the first to accuse goody proctor on PURPOSE to sleep with john proctor

[@FaeMagic]

Not to mention women of color and low status.

[@sethalinesl2787]

If anyone is curious the actual execution methods: 14 women and 5 men were hung. Giles Corey, the 6th man, was crushed to death because he would not admit he or his wife, Martha Corey, was a witch. His alleged last words are "More weight." And the last 4 people just died while in prison. No one was burned in these trials, despite how popular it may seem.

[@randompirates4824]

because burning is European menthod to kill witch

[@jazzinikki01]

I remember reading this in middle school

[@T00-f2g]

Damn he really said more weight. That’s so sad

[@andrewamosco2335]

danganronpa reference spoiler alert (I mean Celestia Ludenburg's execution Burning Of the Versailles Witch)

[@2122Hellfire]

@@T00-f2g kinda badass too though

[@anishaakther4116]

I adore how unapologetically frightening the animation is in this video. The mass hysteria that so quickly overwhelmed a community is a sentiment that echoes much too familiarly to be of comfort in this day and age.

[@osmosisjones4912]

The Salem witch trials are a caughtionary tale . Yet we have the Metoo Movement

[@edwinparson346]

PietreADI , I see two standards established, two trials, two parties, two juries... sounds like a witch trial "to me".

[@osmosisjones4912]

@PietreADI no I will not be silenced unless you make silent

[@typhlosionisbest]

@Coelophysis Perpetrators aren't thrown in jail until found guilty. How the general public feels has nothing to do with it.

[@yannijs6086]

Imagine if they all had seizures and didn’t know what they were so they just hung random people

[@subinitamazumder1307]

That's the most probable reason of the behaviours. Epilepsy is what most probably happened.

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

The most probable reason is that they suffered from actual hallucinations. Studies have shown that the type of grain that they used at the time to make bread hosts a type of fungus that induces hallucinations. The potency of this fungus is killed off when it’s cooked, which is why women were more likely to hallucinate than men - because women did the baking, so they were the ones most likely to handle and knead the raw flower. Hygiene wasn’t as great back then, and they obviously didn’t have modern amenities like kitchen sinks, so they’d almost certainly have eaten, or touched their mouths, after touching the raw flour without washing their hands first.

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

Anonymuse Of course, there were a variety of factors involved, and it’s certainly likely that a few people took advantage of the Trials for their own financial gain. However, it’s highly implausible that this was true in the majority of cases.

[@Ruushii]

I like how this video says that bad things happen when u listen to ur kids but 10/10 times in horror movies when the kid says something about ghosts or being followed and the adults don't listen they almost always die

[@maddieoverall]

Lsd

[@heeje6789]

I can't be the only one appreciating how well-produced/made this video is.

[@violetblue1251]

When his wife finally got accuse, the hysteria stops. Well... you know who in charge for this madness..

It was the wife all along!

[@curtischriscoe5383]

No the govinor was he just loved his wife so much he ordered the WT to stop

[@mikikaito1225]

Tbh, it was so biased...

[@curtischriscoe5383]

@evx2247 pretty much yes

[@TheRedCountess]

"Adults accepted wild accusations by children as hard evidence." The mere thought of that is just jarring. I pity those innocent women who had to suffer horrible fates just because of baseless gossip.

[@cerettabridges7312]

Some still do

[@somebodylikesbacon1960]

The quote from the video sounds like Among Us public lobbies.

[@shadi2962]

I pity the 4 guys who were hanged as witches too

[@capreesan302]

And men

[@cxri9454]

@@shadi2962 I don't. Should have asked the MEN who were burning all the women (aNd LiKe oNe mAn 😒) to stop

[@Someguyhere111]

"What proof have you that you're not a witch?" "Well are you alive right now?" "Uh, yes?" "Well there you go."

[@monk3brain365]

ikr

[@s_q138]

Ahahhaha

[@lehelbencsik1132]

lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@s-m9636]

I dont get it?? Can anyone explain?

[@FelipeKana1]

Great dialogue, but is it a reference to some movie or art?

[@BoogDude14]

Important to note that Tituba said she was beaten into a confession by Samuel Parris. So it shows how a lot of the witchcraft, like with Gilly Duncan in Berwick, started through torture and beatings.

[@vtn05001]

As Shane from Buzzfeed would say: "Is it possible that these girls were really bored?" and I agree 100% lol

[@ImilceASanchez]

Ahh yes, Buzzfeed Unsloved, #shaneiac #boogara #supernatural

[@smiller2044]

Viet N 😊 oh Shane & Ryan

[@deiontemorrison1327]

How'd you figure this out?

[@SalinaMoonfall]

Given they were puritans makes way too much sense, seriously when your such a zealot even the English back then couldn't stand you, you MIGHT want to take down a notch. Being a kid growing up in that environment probably meant most everything fun was a sin (ironically even Christmas was forbidden).

[@natalie-yc3uq]

Deionte Morrison i had to research this a while back and one of the theories were that the girls were just bored because the puritans actually did restrict anything that would be fun to the kids. they were expected to act as adults and do school work so it’s really likely that the girls were super bored

[@BarrocoTarot]

Just marry a governor, the best protection for witches...

[@thezenutz7289]

Burn them all🔥 @ the stake. Only good witch is a dead witch🎈

[@iexistforraspberrycookie4021]

@@thezenutz7289 do u like harry potter?

[@ilikemilk7833]

No reveal yourself as mayor and get a bodyguard on you

[@sophiethesillykitty5838]

It’s like your committing acts of genocide in your own village.

[@brindade2004]

That governor's wife was not a witch. Witches don't exist at all. Please be rational. This is the 21st century.

[@aspenthelopeared-rescue5416]

ok everybody talking about the video but can we just appreciate how good the animation is?

[@jvigel2101]

96 likes lol lets switch those digits

[@rebeccam2176]

Right!

[@olivia._.l7659]

ikr

[@nachiketsharma4507]

Are you new to ted ed?

[@reshma5976]

100 percenr

[@lacy9979]

Imagine being blamed for doing witchcraft, then centuries later the same town/village makes profit out of it 💀.

[@musicforyou1849]

it's really terribly before i didn't think about it

[@bdoon51]

Making lemonade out of lemons

[@TalesFromTheHauntedLibrary]

@@musicforyou1849 - It's not terrible at all. The 1970s revitalization of Salem saved the town, it was economically depressed and dying fast. The town makes it crystal clear that the 1692 trials did not involve any actual witches, and their tourism trade redeems witches by re-casting them in a positive light.

[@EmeryJohnson-p4j]

Horrible!😔

[@FRISHR]

1690s dating be like: Guy: “Will you be my girlfriend?” Girl: “No thanks.” Guy: “She’s a witch! We must burn her!”

[@elvondrago96]

Oh, Judge Frolo!

[@alexeltita]

Cool

[@VrtualAngl25]

the funny thing is that these sort of things would of happened sometimes

[@JasonBrodyForever]

@@alexeltita no

[@Leafeon-gd5en]

@@JasonBrodyForever k

[@gilla2092]

“I saw her doing witchcraft!” Girl how you know what that looks like 🍵👀

[@gabriellaesposito6467]

Lmao!!!!!

[@gabriellaesposito6467]

She got a lot of explaining to do!

[@storibrown6250]

It takes one to know one- *sips tea*

[@theetherealartist-yoshi]

Exactly!

[@bt4043]

The tea is hot👀👀

[@andpar6941]

Didn’t two of the girls years later admit their “behavior” was fake? Sorry I’m not sure if it’s true but I’m from here!

[@fsketchartdesigns9115]

I went to Salem myself and learned about the trials as well a few months ago. I also heard that they confessed they were false as well.

[@harringt100]

Maybe initially some of them were having seizures or something due to a medical cause and there were other kids who saw the attention those kids were getting and decided to fake symptoms as well.

[@chiaragrady5535]

Did you know that the Town of Salem was actually moved after a while? The actual Salem is a town called Danvers now.

[@sethalinesl2787]

@@harringt100 A common belief is the bread they ate had mold which caused seizures and sickness. Idk how true, but that is the most common reason I see for why they had the fits. I see now that it was at the end they meantioned the fungus.

[@raevienhail4367]

Sethaline SL You mean ergot?

[@aussiecountry9320]

The animation on this one is amazing, and the narator did a great job as well

[@laurenlee6059]

1:18 Ok I cannot be the only one who found this really scary and creepy. This is totally horror-movie material! Everything in this was animated so well, it portrayed the story very nicely.

[@agentp7581]

U r so not alone,when she said"strangely"😨

[@shroooti]

exactly! so creeeeepy

[@lauraslife5807]

I shitted my self😭

[@drawnwithlove3499]

"Come play with us Danny"

[@adyasapati7580]

Come Danny, play with us.

[@violetmaia258]

I can’t imagine the pain of having your daughter testify against you and then losing your baby over something you didn’t do

[@thelensistheeye2014]

"If... she... weighs the same as a duck.. she's made of wood." "And therefore?" " A WIIIITCH! A WITCH! A WITCH!"

[@Spazzafrazz]

Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?

[@bruhmoment1271]

Well... Can anyone explain that comment? I can't understand

[@Brian_i]

@@bruhmoment1271 Monty python reference

[@anunc]

Sins Champ monty python the holy grail

[@shubhahluwalia4054]

@@bruhmoment1271 I can explain but only if you get me a shrubbery.

[@ginnyledwell8923]

One theory is that at least the original two girls (Abigail and Betty Parris) were suffering from "conversion disorder." Conversion disorder is when the brain "converts" emotional stress in to physical symptoms (sensory problems, seizures, numbness, blindness, etc.). And believe me, those girls were under A LOT of stress. During that time, Reverend Parris (Betty's father and Abigail's guardian) had gotten into a dispute with Salem Village over his pay. It got to the point where the village actually stopped paying him in October 1691.There was a chance Parris and his family might not survive the winter. Tituba would also entertain Abigail, Betty, and other girls during the long winter nights by performing magic tricks. It would've been fascinating to watch- and a huge taboo in Puritan Society. The guilt and fear over getting caught would've been crushing.

[@hanbigim]

very interesting

[@musiccubed2650]

I believe one of the women who was accused was well versed in medicinal herbs. In general, those who had knowledge of healing plants would have been under suspicion for making "potions"

[@musiccubed2650]

If I am mistaken please let me know

[@pandoratheclay]

I’m not sure this is completely accurate, but on a podcast about the Salem Witch Trials (Female Criminals if you are interested) I heard something about that the accusing girls likely targeted women who had decently well off partners, leaving vacancies for these girls to then marry into those well off families Something along those lines, I can’t remember exactly

[@sonice9020]

disorders for everything now

[@keimat4470]

"Do you have a cat?" "Yea..." "Then thou art a WITCH!"

[@jas6246]

*uh oh*

[@mysticloverfairy1]

“Don’t you have a cat too” “Damnit”

[@thelandoftea9995]

Horrible Histories fan by any chance?

[@nurimaninsyirahbintirosli5220]

@@thelandoftea9995 oooouuhhhh hello buddy.nice taste

[@nurimaninsyirahbintirosli5220]

@@thelandoftea9995 oooouuhhhh hello buddy.nice taste

[@sebastienxhean6358]

"Puritans believed that demons wrecked havoc through human agents" Demon possesing the puritans: Well you're not wrong.

[@Ja-jq7pc]

Hey, I'm just waiting for a kid to write a bad joke here.

[@phabidz]

@@Ja-jq7pc k

[@Madhattersinjeans]

*wreaked havoc. Wreak. To cause or inflict harm, or to inflict punishment or vengeance. It is a personal and intentional act. Wreck. Has etymological roots in wreak. But describes being destroyed in an accident. Like a shipwreck. Wreak has several etymological roots. From; English: Wretch German: Rachen Dutch: Wreken Old English: wrecan -To drive out and avenge

[@duskcrest3485]

*laughs in contract demon*

[@Celestemoonbeam27]

@@duskcrest3485 *laughs in meguca*

[@Silvansun]

I just visited Salem last weekend and it’s pretty crazy how this one event just fuels their tourism and culture to this day

[@idiotgoddess2114]

Almost everyone in the past: *Against witches* Almost everyone now: *Wants to go to hogwarts*

[@priyavarma9439]

Well there was a time when people were afraid of dracula nd vampires. Now girls dont wanna marry a human

[@averygamerdude7911]

Well not in America.

[@mehmetozdemir8619]

Yeah you guys should also check "Harry Potter and Adults Should've Read Another Book By Now" its amazing

[@averygamerdude7911]

@@mrkoala7193 Ok pal

[@nerdhopper8604]

@edicius Thats what i wondered

[@tatemoody2816]

oh i don’t like my neighbor me: hey everyone she’s a witch

[@EvanOM]

69th like nice

[@commanderomegafoot6452]

599th like nice

[@katiebaldwin5401]

many people accused their neighbors so they could get their home. If the person was successfully prosecuted, the accuser I think got their home.

[@Thisworldisagoner]

This has actually happened in my place. I am from a small state in India, called Assam. And some years back in some rural area a family accused their neighbour, a widow to be a witch. The people in the village were idiots too and they actually killed her. I don't know the exact details on how she got murdered. But I remember it was on the news. It hardly happens anymore since people know better, but it was pretty prevalent in backward places till a decade ago.

[@kimnixon5357]

Tate Adison My neighbors are loud and occasionally allow their dog to urinate on my grass. I wonder if they could be witches. Pretty sure this is against HOA policy.

[@Theoneandtheonly99]

“It was Agatha all along”

[@katiebiery7431]

"i understood that reference"

[@emma-vh8es]

i understood that reference

[@southerncinephile6258]

Genius comment, lol.

[@alexiaalexialll]

i was looking for this comment

[@fz5212]

Who's been messing up everything.

[@Queen1001N]

Another horrifying fact, one man who refused to plea was pressed to death. They added a series of heavy stones on him.

[@catch_c]

It’s honestly heartbreaking how fear can turn even the most beloved against you

[@campkira]

sound like a female population control.... i assume that there are not that much food or man....

[@lily-annbarrett5580]

campkira that’s really sad

[@thephantompenance]

邱慕川 the very basis of fear plays on the notion that you are alone, and when you are alone, the whole world becomes your enemy.

[@catch_c]

@@thephantompenance Very well said!

[@itsnats8007]

What's depressing is that no one was actually a witch

[@Tris_muc]

Even if they were it would still be sad 😞

[@grilly03]

A Shn What no?!

[@whydoilivehuh6708]

@A Shn I don't think people should play God and decide if anyone should live or not..... These holy books just teach you to be nice and love everyone, but there are people who think they are god and want to decide what is acceptable or what is not. If there actually is a God, he or she will be the one to judge, not us, and so we should all just mind our own business without spreading much hate around :)

[@sydneyt9985]

@A Shn Dang, guess I'll die

[@Misty-yp1my]

@A Shn guess I'll die 🤩

[@Toastyone1]

Sounds like snitchcraft to me.

[@ATEG8374]

THIS SENT ME

[@gabagool-p9v]

Ba dum tsss

[@lemon-vy3mj]

This is perfect

[@yawcty6478]

The way I learned it, the children were legit playing

[@pinkgem6856]

😂

[@rillaaa5740]

How you guys tell these complex stories in 5 minutes is really just as amazing as the art

[@lisamontoya7251]

A random person in village : I SAW A WITCH DOING WITCHCRAFT!!! "Witch doing witchcraft": *making waffles*

[@tungstendioxide3055]

Honestly that's how modern witchcraft is actually is. You add herbs to your food for certain effects (pepper for protection, cinnamon for money etc.) and stir in a shape of symbols called sigils.

[@HennessyDaydream]

Tungsten Dioxide exactly!

[@jas3335]

@@tungstendioxide3055 yup !!!!

[@suprisebuttsecksspy5958]

*Imagine isekai wa smartphone protagonist isekaid in witch salem world instead fantasy world* Protagonist: *shows video on his smartphone* People: he's witch!!!! But impossible because he was a man!!!!!

[@Michael-tf7hw]

It should be sandwitches, dam that was corny

[@shamoonsaqib]

How ironic that when a renowned minister's lady was accused, 'brain damage' notion was introduced and trials were suspended tsk tsk

[@waldendgreat9274]

So u want this madness to have continued instead??

[@shamoonsaqib]

@@waldendgreat9274 the opposite actually.

[@darkraven5106]

Add that to the list of Times Political Corruption actually was Good

[@aoli8142]

Because the trials weren't carried out by central authority, but by the locals. So before they were involved the governors and ministers didn't care.

[@hanhong2267]

@@waldendgreat9274 I don't think that's what they meant, rather it's pointing out the hypocrisy and double standards of the authorities regarding the trials.

[@red.ledger]

“I’m not a witch” “guys shes a witch” “I’m a witch” “congrats ur not a witch anymore” logic.

[@sofvpgnn]

Charlene Pham xD

[@buyukbabamax776]

bc of jester

[@СтефановићКараџић]

LMAO

[@constellations_0]

they were so dum it makes me so angry now

[@duck_iey]

XDDD

[@Vinniebabe]

"What we do know is that adults accepted wild accusations by children as hard evidence"..... soooo twitter then

[@random_person_on_internet]

😂 this made me burst out of laughter

[@JoaoPedro-eq3hj]

People say this behavior is crazy, yet cancel culture is quite literally showing how mob mentality is still and forever will be present in our society.

[@miawaddington6052]

Governor: "Are you a witch?" No one: " No, Im a wizard?" Governor: "Ok your free"

[@miawaddington6052]

@@franksmith7247 oops sorry

[@Spell__Caster]

Ur a wizard harry! 😂

[@MrJamiez]

You're*

[@guywholikesspiders924]

aaaaaaaaand fireball

[@officialcherry730]

No lie!💯💯💯

[@josephine8931]

"i saw her at the devil's sacrament!" girl why were you at the devil's sacrament?

[@varra.kamilla]

JSKDSKHAHAHA

[@rvnseo]

That girl kinda sus 🤔

[@balajiyadav483]

@@rvnseo yeah , she vented in front of me .

[@danyramos8139]

I just can’t avoid feeling sorry for these women. They didn’t deserve this.

[@unculturedswine7012]

There are few males convicted but female and child are most likely accused

[@acefillet5606]

@@averageblonde5496 tf

[@hafeezuddin1367]

of*

[@sadafrazzak8253]

AverageBlonde hUh!?!

[@nuguland_]

Erdoğan Keleş did you even read?

[@jeffrySpence]

is a thought-provoking take on fear and societal judgment, prompting reflection on hysteria and the need for empathy. A captivating concept!

[@AmplifyLearning]

That's why I feel, education is necessary. It helps us to understand that what had happened in the past and why it happened. And today what changes we must bring in our thinking.

[@polo02playful]

Yeah hardly helped especially when whole of the nation and national news channels like republic TV started to base Sushant Singh Suicide as "kala-zadu"( dark arts) done by his gf Riya when at best the poor girl was guilty of making a joint. What part of those news reporters or twitteratis were not educated or literate?

[@TheMorriganAensland]

We don't even learn from our recent past, much less something that long ago. Though yes, intelligence DOES tend to help cut down on this stuff. An it's even MORE important for people to relate it to our Modern Era as to how these things continue to pop up today. Like when Police Officers FORCE people to confess, by hammering at them over and over until they break....only to find out later that WHOOPS! Turns out they had the wrong person after all.

[@brutalmadness9099]

education will help provided that the teachers are "enlightened". What's the use of education if the contents that you are receiving are all rubbish? My teacher talks like a puritan , fortunately I use my own head and try to see whether his "beliefs" are even logical and considerate.

[@Truth3305]

Education doesn’t = intelligence

[@proffoctopus66yearsago22]

@@Truth3305 education doesn't make an individual intelligent rather makes her/him capable to understand logic. It helps in using a scientific approach to problems rather than useless gossip.

[@Supernova-217]

Imagine a husband giving testimony agaisnt his own wife... agaisnt the mother of his living daughter and a to be born soon daughter :(((

[@adamtate2559]

I mean....it's probably cheaper than a divorce

[@Bald_and_Brown]

alishba nadeem That’d be fine in certain situations, like if she’s a murderer or raptist.

[@hearts4viviii]

@@adamtate2559 but its far worse then a divorce

[@hannahhdrawz]

@@hearts4viviii It's a joke-

[@JoaoPedro-eq3hj]

They were forced to testimony against their loved ones.

[@CharlesB-o2u]

If they float, they are witches! If they sink, well... they are innocent, but they still die.

[@cyrilkhoury8847]

But at least the innocents are sure to go to heaven!

[@ladosdominik1506]

Sorry to be a ruining of the fun, but if we look at the facts, this is one of the two extreme examples of witchhunts in the USA which is a surprisingly low number compared to the world. And funnily enough, the ones first to step up against this extremist were the Puritan higher-ups outside of Salem. But other then these little facts it was a fun video. And the joke was hilarious.

[@Warrka4]

@@Makaneek5060 Then they are a duck and ducks float so then they must be a witch!

[@marrrimarti23456]

@@Makaneek5060 I think that they were tied or they were put into a bag

[@Cye_Pie]

​@@ladosdominik1506 I bet you're fun at parties.

[@nestleyrivera997]

Definitely love the art! Congratulations on 10 years mark ted ed!

[@Lolzakiyah]

Imagine killing women for no reason just because he said she said

[@mysticloverfairy1]

Za'kiyah Johnson more like she said she said.

[@leemarshall6513]

Men died too

[@Danny0lsen]

@@leemarshall6513 That's not the point. Women were accused of witchcraft and died, most men just were prisioners and died there because they didn't want to testify against their wives. Women were the most affected, not men

[@leemarshall6513]

Mental Breakdown doesn’t matter who was most affected, dont erase these innocent men from history.

[@Nick-nb2oz]

sounds like cancel culture nowdays

[@Victoria-wg3ew]

“Afflicted girls contorting their bodies. Having fits and complaining of prickling skin” Looks like period to me 😔

[@Buzzzy-bee]

Victoria ??😂😂

[@kittykister7027]

Yeah, when my cramps come during my period, I just roll on the floor and cry. Fun times 😂

[@easiergone]

LOL YES

[@owenlewis4693]

Victoria This was a bloody bad joke.

[@crusaderiii477]

Nobody: FNAF animatronics:

[@wuxian3276]

Women: *solves a simple math problem* Everyone in Salem: A WITCH!

[@Tris_muc]

😂

[@feroniks366]

Aρԋɾσԃιҽƚҽ.*・。゚ women:exists Random dude:ITS A WITCH

[@albertoaguilar9773]

Early medical procedures which today are very common, were seen as witchcraft in Europe back a few centuries ago.

[@saint1986]

bruh pirates of the caribbean

[@Lpsjojo2003]

666 likes😱

[@jacobjohnson1828]

Amazing video. Narration, animation style, and informative content make Ted-ed stand out on this platform. Bravo!

[@justderp5713]

Defendant: “If I am a witch you must acquit” Judge: “Alright you’re free to g- wait hold on get back here”

[@datawizard130]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kirkdyteo993]

Oh boy.

[@ilikesherbert7252]

“Are you a witch?” “No.” “That’s exactly something a witch would say.”

[@idiotburner5616]

“Are you a witch?” “Yes. I'm sorry. That person is also a witch.” “Okay, go live your life”.

[@people9426]

Did you try to copy a comment with 3.3k likes

[@shweli4326]

@@people9426 33k? You mean 3.3k?

[@rowenagarcia9029]

town of salem be like

[@kkkk-tz8jv]

EXPECTO PATROMON

[@yanelifranco4318]

The people of Massachusetts: hey have you noticed that the governor’s wife is acting weird? I think she might be a witc- The governor: NOPE NOPE! We’re not doing that anymore....

[@dinamosflams]

Plot Twist: she was the only tru witch

[@AncientMythology-History]

I truly love your channel. Keep doing the best work.

[@mdravenstein2370]

People fear what they can't understand, i.e. calculus.

[@jas6246]

I AM *WHEEZING* LMFAO 😂

[@schwarzerhaufen1727]

Syndra is that you?

[@justinjakeashton]

@@schwarzerhaufen1727 So that's why everyone's afraid of Aphelios.

[@freyja5210]

@@schwarzerhaufen1727 Omg i thought that i was the only one thinking about syndra HAHAH

[@machigiceb7788]

shouldn't it be e.g. instead of i.e.?

[@trixie2032]

*When you’re grateful that you were born in a different timeline.*

[@tacos394]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@teacub5986]

Yea tho I bet the future generations will say the same thing about the pandemic

[@chedidkamal837]

Gacha Mushroom not if they face WW3

[@hideandseek1213]

👍

[@palomapuntoycoma4619]

Its the same timeline, but these things are in the past, you and I live in the ''future''

[@ArsenicArtist]

The governors wife gets accused The govenor "Lmao y'all been bamboozled witches don't exist-"

[@jeannerohe1992]

Daughter: misbehaves Mom: "No dessert for you, darling." Daughter: "SHE'S A WITCH!"

[@viralfocus9281]

@@jeannerohe1992 😭😭😭

[@jacobmilburn1318]

The sound design in this video is so genuinely creepy and atmospheric.

[@Abhi-cb7eh]

This made me realise how lucky are we to be born in this world during this time of our human civilisation.

[@KhanakPatwari]

Yes you are right. But we are unfortunate enough to have witnessed such a pandemic😔😔😞

[@edwinparson346]

Abhimaneu KJ , oh you may not have experienced the injustice system. there is a long list of witches... ex-parte orders, red flag laws, see something-say something, jury wrangling, just doing my job..., Hollywood, government, police state, etc.

[@aaaadit5155]

That’s what people in the future will say about our times

[@nooneshome8746]

METOO

[@alexdyk9813]

But false accusations, manipulation of fear, and scapegoating are still very prevalent today. I’m not going to go into details. But I hope you know what I mean, especially when you turn on the TV now.

[@emmalynncraft9636]

I’m gonna come back to school knowing everything that no one and everyone needs to know at the same time. Thanks you Ted-Ed I can’t wait to annoy my friends lol

[@Ja-jq7pc]

One of the only good comments on this video, thank you!

[@ethanz6993]

i dont think flexing on your friends will make them happy tho lol

[@apeshitclothing]

i am cheese that's why they said "annoy them"

[@minooghaffari7607]

You're right. That's just what I wanted to say.

[@Mel-a-knee]

^-^

[@adr3nal1ne_rush]

The Salem Witch Trials remind me of that episode of “The Twilight Zone” where they told people that there was an alien in their midst and then they started killing each other, thinking they were the alien. In the end, there was no monster. Well, except for the people themselves.

[@percivaldesertmoon677]

Taj Kader ahh yes I know what episode “Monsters on Maple Street”

[@gliz2y]

OMG YEAH! I remember the Monster on Maple Street episode!!!

[@BirdofHerm3s]

Lord of the Flies

[@emersonsturges4872]

Percival S. Cooper MLP It’s actually “The monsters are due on maple street” just in case anyone wants to find it

[@emersonsturges4872]

Yuno _ R.I.P piggy

[@indian_coaster_enthusiast]

Pause at 1:30. That scared the out of me, and I wasn't scared by the sixth sense!

[@Tyto451]

This gives me hope that we aren’t collectively becoming increasingly stupider

[@theasianthatsbetterthanyou8324]

Replace "witchcraft" with things like "vaccines", "5G", "flat earth", we've never improved.

[@Tyto451]

People with anime profile pics belong on a cross Yah but that’s a small minority with microphones. This used to be common.

[@mypantsarefilledwithbeans6508]

People with anime profile pics belong on a cross honestly, I wouldn’t completely cross out witchcraft accusations. Ppl still are scared of witchcraft, even in America I had this guy claim i sent an “astral demonic curse” cause I said I don’t believe in demons

[@Tyto451]

My pants are filled with beans Again, small minority of mentally ill people. And this isn’t solidified in the legal system, more importantly.

[@sansundertale2424]

Honestly tho if I existed back then, I'd kill the entire town to stop it.

[@christalcachila7469]

A random girl : I'm not a witch Villager's : lie's Random girl : yes I'm a witch Villager's : understandable have a great day

[@GeorgeP99]

Lmao

[@ahnyismarcell]

I was legitimately thinking about how crazy it was. "You're a witch!" No I'm not!" "Hang her! Burn her!". " You're a witch?!? "Yes. I'm sorry! Pleez forgive me!" "You are forgiven. Set her free!" Make it make sense!!!

[@JackalTheMasked]

Villagers* lies*

[@rajveersingh2056]

Alternatively. Girl : iam not a witch People : lies Girl : yes I am a witch People : lies

[@gauravackerman311]

😂😂😂😂

[@HessBenteTres]

The animators outdid themselves again.

[@VoidFishton]

No comment?

[@_TRB_]

​@@VoidFishton¿No father?

[@VoidFishton]

@@_TRB_ 😂

[@FaeMagic]

Looking at stuff like this makes me want to learn witchcraft out of spite.

[@Iwanttoblowmybrainsoutrn]

Same

[@kriztelanimations2308]

Governor: Are you a witch? Harry, Ron, and Neville: No, we're a wizard Governer: Aight, you're free

[@totallynotpaul6211]

THATS EXACTLY WHAT WITCHES WOULD SAY JOHN GO GET THE NOOSE

[@hufflepuff7479]

Hermione:

[@Sammy-yf2sb]

HQHQHQHQH YES

[@letsparty3106]

Ron: sorry hermione

[@musichannel23]

@@letsparty3106 Hermione: Avada kedavra

[@aaryaask]

*Me about to close youtube cause there's nothing interesting* SEES TED-ED POST A VIDEO...IMMEDIATELY CLICKS thanks for making quarantine so much better!

[@timdonlan6627]

I agree.

[@Ja-jq7pc]

This is one of the scariest TED-ED videos ever made, imagine living in the medieval ages... the plagues, false beliefs, misinformation and violence...extreme poverty and torture...

[@Alkalus]

oʇɐʇod ʋɐɯnɥ ɐ is it because of sudden movements and disturbing images?

[@MfTheSupervillain]

Yep

[@Ja-jq7pc]

@@Alkalus everything.

[@smokeymcgee7585]

That doesnt sound so different from todays world really 🤷‍♂️

[@Ravishrex1]

This was after .

[@MadMusic26]

Can we talk about how amazing this animation is? Because wow!!

[@rubyj3287]

Once again, the animation is absolutely amazing!!!!! The style and colors especially!!!!

[@Demi2515]

Agatha Harkness: “I did not break your rules... they simply bent to my power” *Defeats her entire Coven in minutes*

[@ricardssubers2208]

YEES

[@carmenfischer7947]

Yes she did but it was not just asking questions in real they tortured women bad and many could bear the pains no longer am a white witch and an empath too,I feel the pains of the once I love and people around me also of those who can bear them longer cause no medicine really helps except sleeping that is only a little part of the pain those women had to bear in the torture

[@Sammy-yf2sb]

@Carmen Fischer i dont believe it 🙁 i really dont believe magic exists

[@vicky_d1896]

@@Sammy-yf2sb is magic to you what media shows? or have you tried looking at it from other perspectives?

[@Sammy-yf2sb]

@@vicky_d1896 I do believe that magic is real now. idk what happened.

[@AlibiBlu]

Dude, this art style is so visually pleasing

[@blue2134]

I still cannot believe this happened

[@RonenAprils]

And that Makes you THE SCARLET WITCH

[@sainayan5073]

I don't know how to pronounce that man..

[@RonenAprils]

@@sainayan5073ikr

[@RonenAprils]

@@sainayan5073 Now you go

[@spiralbaguette598]

SCARLET KING!

[@RonenAprils]

@Rama Bhattacharyya Maximoff

[@warrenkeystone5195]

Me: chilling in Salem, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1963 The Authorities: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@osmosisjones4912]

What about the Metoo Movement. The same thought process in witch trail. And denying it is proof of guilt

[@freyrapollo]

@@osmosisjones4912 dude this is a meme

[@pssurvivor]

the little girls were likely just bored and fooling around in the austere conditions that puritans imposed upon themselves and then the adults ran with it to settle personal scores. whatever it was, it was a sad chapter in history and genuinely haunting!

[@Doogalebot12]

And I took that personally

[@itz_mm_sisterz6770]

I remember reading a book in my 10th grade English class called the Crucible and it relates to these events

[@childofda80s]

I still cannot believe this is actual history like how wild is it that they killed so many people over this? Fear really is a powerful force!

[@blackknight7523]

Journalist: how long have you been married? The man: for 40 years . Journalist : 40 years! What is the secret? The man: FEAR, she is afraid of being alone, and I'm afraid of her!

[@Ulvis_B]

world was crazy in past and is still crazy now....

[@killingspeerx]

There is a movie called The Hunt, it tackles a similar theme and I highly recommend it. Great movie and Mad's acting was top tier!

[@smiller2044]

Ariana limited knowledge or science and trying to make sense of the world. Even nowadays fear makes people act irrational.