salem

Includes a brief biography of Arthur Miller, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

A four-act play about the witch hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts.

The diary of a sixteen-year-old free African-American who lived in Massachusetts in 1854 records her schooling, participation in the antislavery movement, and concern for an arrested fugitive slave. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.

Presents information on the lives, behaviors, and beliefs of British colonists living in New England in 1692 in order to explain how it was possible for the people to turn against their neighbors with accusations of witchcraft.

Presents information for young people on what really happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when a group of girls and young women accused certain people in the village of witchcraft, leading to the executions of innocent men and women.

Contains essays in which the author consider issues related to the witch trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, discussing possible reasons why the witch hunt occurred, and considering the motivations of the accusers, as well as the innocents who confessed.

Discusses the historical setting of the witchcraft trials in colonial Salem, Massachusetts, with background information on the Puritans.

Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria.

Against the backdrop of the seventeenth-century Salem witch trials, a woman extracts revenge against her married paramour by charging that he and his wife are sorcerers.

Provides an account of the trials that took place in Salem Village in 1692 after two young girls claimed several of the community's women were witches, and discusses the mass hysteria that gripped Salem in the wake of the accusations.