1. The Tragedy At Salem
... reader that there are natural explanations, not supernatural ones, for the tragedy that occurred in Salem in 1691. There were no witches, talking yellow birds, nor red cats. Nary had a man with white hair bid unto the townsfolk to sign his black book. Arthur Miller makes it perfectly clear that it is out of pure fear and vengeance that the witch ... hunts began and continued for such a tremendous period of time. "I"ll tell you what's walking in Salem; vengeance is walking in Salem. We are what we always were in Salem, but now the crazy little children are jangling the keys of the kingdo...
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- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School