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erniet's avatar

Oh, Jerusalem!

Shalem...Salem, promised land...

Why slay your daughters?

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Honeygloom's avatar

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live🤷‍♀️

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erniet's avatar

Yup.

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Ken Flyingheart's avatar

Hysteria sent

Nineteen pairs of dangling feet

Towards unjust ends

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Honeygloom's avatar

I love the double meaning you give ‘end’ there: end of life / end of the rope🖤 Very cool!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

...not to mention Parris' Caribbean slave, Tituba, who inadvertently started the whole mess...

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Honeygloom's avatar

She was accused first by the Parris children, then he beat a confession out of her and coached her afterwards. It’s probably not fair to put any blame on her. She kind of had to do as she was told.

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Amos's avatar

Stuck, far from action.

Salem. Bored. No teen high jinks.

Mean girls need drama.

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Honeygloom's avatar

A sickening thought, but definitely a factor. Well said🖤

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Salem became

A burning stick

A cancer smoker

Burning society.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Awesome! This is such a good analogy!

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Ika Wright's avatar

What a wicked man and what wicked followers. Good one @Honeygloom.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Oof, yeah, those were dark times 😔

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Arthur Miller certainly got their relationship right in "The Crucible".

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