During both the events that take place in the play and the events that took place after 9/11, especially with the anthrax scare, paranoia and hysteria took over and overwhelmed some people's better judgment. In the play, Mrs. Putnam is so sure that there is someone evil in her midst, someone on whom she can blame the deaths of her seven babies, that she is willing to believe anything, suspect anyone. Therefore, when Abigail and Betty begin...
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