The presentation of the book is very well thought out. The recommended age for the play would probably be high school and beyond. The age is so high because of the psychological detriment and deeper meaning of the text. Christopher Bigsby calls the play, "An intense psychological drama and a play of epic proportions," in his introduction to the play that was published in the 1995 edition. It would be advisable that the book be saved for those who aren't

weak at heart. The fact that the topic is presented in a play form makes the

What is specifically clever about the book is the way the author was able to get his point across by weaving in the short coming of the people of Salem, and by showing how wrong the people where. He makes it clear that he thought the witch trials were out of hand, and that the fear that the people had, dependency on the church, and hatred of their neighbors over disagreements made them narrow-minded. The book was written to convey his message, and

however, some minor mistakes in the historical accuracy of the play. Some of the more noticeable ones are that the people involved in the accusing of witches were more than just a handful of girls, there were many more judges than the number presented, and the girls who were afflicted had violent, physical fits, not sleep from which they couldn't wake. There were also a few age discrepancies. Abigail was 11, not 17, John Proctor was 60, not in his middle 40's, and Elizabeth was 41. Most of these things were chan

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