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The shadow over Salem: when fear became madness
In 1692, in Salem Village, Massachusetts, on a cold winter night, two little girls begin to behave inexplicably. The doctor's diagnosis is terrible: they have been bewitched. In a Puritan community where the devil is a real and threatening presence, a single word is enough to unleash hell. Accusations multiply, neighbours turn into judges, and no one is safe anymore. The first to fall are women on the margins of society, but soon even the most respected members of the community are swept away. When the hysteria finally subsides, the toll is devastating and trust in justice has collapsed forever. Salem becomes the symbol of what happens when fear exceeds reason and hatred takes the place of common sense.
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