The Case of the Massachusetts Bay Colony v. Anne Hutchinson and Accounts of the Salem Witch Trials are both accounts of cases that took place in colonial times. The Massachusetts case involves a charge against Anne Hutchinson for practices and beliefs deemed dangerous to the stability of the church and the Commonwealth. Hutchinson was conducting meetings at his residence that involved his attack on doctrinal premises, denunciation of ministers in his community, and his penchant for mysticism. The trial mainly consists of the prosecution questioning her about details of the meetings such as: "Why are you holding a meeting at your house like you do every week on a set day?" (Shi Mayer 26). The prosecution continues to pressure her to admit guilt to the charges with these constant questions about very specific details of her encounters. Towards the end of the trial he begins to justify his actions by comparing himself to Abraham, in the sense that they were both addressed by God. The trial ends with his guilt and exile. In the accounts of the Salem Witch Trials, a summary of the hysteria that occurred during the Salem Witch Trials is told. According to the passage 43 people were tried for witchcraft. Accusers often gave evidence such as being cursed by the accused. At the end of the trial many people were forced to confess guilt; however, of the 43 accused only eight were convicted and tried. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay The authors' point of view in The Massachusetts Bay Colony Case Against Anne Hutchinson is to tell what was said during the trial. The trial clearly shows the prosecutor's attempt to force Hutchinson to admit guilt. It also provides Hutchinson's reasoning for why she held these meetings and why she felt right in holding them. The author's point of view in Accounts of the Salem Witchcraft Trials is to show evidence of Satan's work. The author did not intend so much to provide an account of the trial as to show how the city itself was influenced by the devil's work. This is evident since the testimonies are the most ridiculous and far-fetched available. An example of this is shown in Joseph Ring's story. “This man has been strangely carried about by demons, from one witch meeting to another, for nearly two consecutive years; and for a quarter of this time they rendered him mute, although he is now able to speak again...” Although these articles cover both trials, they have some important differences and similarities. The similarities between the two articles are that they are both trial reports and both contained evidence of prosecutors attempting to force defendants to admit guilt. The prosecutor who interrogated Hutchinson consistently tried to elicit incriminating details from Hutchinson through slight variations on questions about his encounters. The prosecutor during the Salem witchcraft trials successfully forced some defendants to admit that they had sold their souls to the devil. “When these witches were tried, many of them confessed to a contract with the Devil, signing his Book” (Shi Mayer 47). Obviously these people could not have signed a contract with the devil, yet the prosecution instilled in the defendants the belief that they were witches, so much so that the defendants began to believe it themselves. The difference between the two articles is that they both give different results. In the first article, the prosecutor manages to have him exiled 1692.