In 1679, Suzanne Gaudry was accused of witchcraft in the French court of Rouen. The trial of Gaudry was a typical example of how accused witches were treated in the early modern period. Witchcraft was defined as the practice of using supernatural powers t
After reading the above files, write a multi-paragraph essay that answers the following questions. Do not restate the questions. Be sure to answer all of the questions using all of the sources.
Questions:
Describe the trial of accused witches based on experience of Suzanne Gaudry.
How exactly is “witchcraft” being defined in this period?
Why were women supposed to be so susceptible?
The Malleus Maleficarum was written by a Catholic, yet the basic principles of it were also used by Protestant witch hunters. What “authority” does this text have for Protestants?
