... afflicted me, and almost choking me to death. But on the 26th of June 1692, Sarah Good most violently pulled me down, my head behind my chest and tied my hands together with a whale band and almost choked me to death." (Sheldon58). Historians argue that the only reason that the girls kept up the "afflicted" act was to uphold their stories ... that afterwards "the girls were shamming, that they put on a act and were not really tormented" (Alderman37). But if that were the case then there were an extraordinary number of gifted actresses that lived in Salem and Andover village. The girls t...

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... afflicted me, and almost choking me to death. But on the 26th of June 1692, Sarah Good most violently pulled me down, my head behind my chest and tied my hands together with a whale band and almost choked me to death." (Sheldon58). Historians argue that the only reason that the girls kept up the "afflicted" act was to uphold their stories ... that afterwards "the girls were shamming, that they put on a act and were not really tormented" (Alderman37). But if that were the case then there were an extraordinary number of gifted actresses that lived in Salem and Andover village. The girls t...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School