As one of them falls sick, rumors start to fly that there is witchcraft going on in the woods, and that the sick girl is bewitched. The Crucible starts after the girls in the village have been caught dancing in the woods. To rebel against it, they played pranks, such as dancing in the woods, listening to slaves’ magic stories and pretending that other villagers were bewitching them. It is not surprising that the girls would find this type of lifestyle very constricting. They were expected to walk straight, arms by their sides, eyes slightly downcast, and their mouths were to be shut unless otherwise asked to speak. From a historical viewpoint, it is known that young girls in colonial Massachusetts were given little or no freedom to act like children. However, there were other factors as well, such as Abigail Williams’ affair with John Proctor, the secret grudges that neighbors held against each other, and the physical and economic differences between the citizens of Salem Village. There are many theories as to why the witch trials came about, the most popular of which is the girls’ suppressed childhoods. If they fail, Napoleon may conquer yet another continent in his campaign for world domination, and the tide of the war may prove impossible to stop.In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. Captain Will Laurence and his indefatigable fighting dragon, Temeraire, must travel to South America to negotiate with the Incas, who are also being wooed by the French.
“An absorbing adventure.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) The French have invaded Spain, forged an alliance with Africa’s powerful Tswana empire, and brought revolution to Brazil. Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik Book PDF Summaryįrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the seventh volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars bring Will Laurence and Temeraire to South America.
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