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Hysteria in a Godly Town
The term, “innocent until proven guilty” is synonymous with the justice system. The saying also applies to people while among their peers. In the sleepy little town of Salem, Massachusetts, however, it turns out to be quite the opposite. When lies and rumors run rampant through their community, the townspeople destroy each other’s lives. Why does this happe ....
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.... is taken to jail when Abigail is found with a needle stuck in her stomach and, “… [testifies] that it were [Elizabeth’s] familiar spirit that pushed it in” (74). This is of no avail to Abigail though, because John Proctor is put in jail trying to save his wife.
Next, the influence of rapacity, and how it affects the ruin of Salem. Thomas Putnam, a prominent man in Salem, is so insatiable for land that he, “… prompted [his] daughter to cry witche ....
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