Faced off against male judges and male juries, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil in order go to the stake more quickly as a means of escaping more brutal punishments.
2007-10-19 07:02:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anita 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Facing male judges and male juries, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil; this allowed them to go to the stake more quickly, escaping more brutal punishments.
2007-10-19 07:06:13 · answer #1 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Faced off against male judges and male juries, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil in order go to the stake more quickly. They did so as a means of escaping more brutal punishments.
2007-10-19 07:51:22 · answer #2 · answered by amy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would streamline as follows since it is a rather long sentence.
Facing male judges and juries, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil so they would be put to the stake more quickly, thus escaping more brutal punishment.
2007-10-19 07:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faced off against male judges and juries many women confessed to being possessed by the devil, in order to be taken to the stake earlier; thus avoiding a more brutal fate.
2007-10-19 07:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by John Silver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a means of escaping brutal punishments, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil rather than facing their male judges and jurors.
Many women confessed to being possessed by the devil rather than facing their male judges and jurors, choosing to go to the stake quickly as a means of escaping more brutal punishments.
2007-10-19 07:12:28 · answer #5 · answered by jnnsstuff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Facing off against male judges and juries, many women confess to being ''possessed by the devil'' and would rather be ''put to the stake'' sooner to escape more brutal punishment.
2007-10-19 07:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Facing off against male judges and juries, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil, sending them to the stake and avoiding more brutal punishments
2007-10-19 07:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put against male judges and juries, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil in order as a means of escaping more brutal punishments.
that does sound a little better?
2007-10-19 07:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faced off against male judges and juries, many women preferred to confess to being possessed by the devil in order to hasten their execution and avoid more brutal punishments.
2007-10-19 07:09:15 · answer #9 · answered by G.V. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this instead:
Facing male judges and juries, many women confessed to being possessed by the devil so they could go directly to the stake rather than suffer more harsh punishments.
2007-10-19 07:07:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋