{"id":1393888,"date":"2016-10-11T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1393888"},"modified":"2019-02-11T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T19:05:43","slug":"would-you-survive-the-salem-witch-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/would-you-survive-the-salem-witch-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Would You Survive the Salem Witch Trials?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 1692, someone decided “I don’t know, witches?” was a reasonable explanation as to \u00a0why a bunch of teenage girls had suddenly begun convulsing, throwing things, and shouting nonsense syllables. Nowadays, a more likely diagnosis would be “This week’s \u00a0The Walking Dead<\/i> \u00a0episode ended on a cliffhanger,” but back in those days they were simply working with what they had.<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever read \u00a0The Crucible<\/em>, or if you’ve seen \u00a0Elaine’s blog<\/a> where she reads \u00a0The Crucible<\/em> and \u00a0discusses things like local hot dad John Proctor, then you’ve probably wondered if you have what it takes to survive the witch hunt. Shall we find out together?<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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