You Can't Handle the Truth: Arthur Miller's The Crucible

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Lesson #2: Salem, Massachusetts & History of Witchcraft

Other Salem Links:

1. City guide to Salem (Salem Web)
2. Salem witch museum home page
3. witchcraft in Salem
4. brief intro to the Salem witch trials (salem web)
5. Another brief intro to the Salem witch trials (museum)

After you finish the tour, pretend you are a resident of Salem. You invite your old friend from Brooklyn to come up to see you over the summer. What would you tell him/her about Salem? What directions would you give your friend? What sites would you want to take him/her to?

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