Father Ryan.com


http://www.fatherryan.org/academic/sscience/lovelld/errors/Witch.htm

Theme: Memorial/Educational
Purpose: To include Salem as an example of poorly informed religious persecution.
Author: Unclear
Design Elements: Red letters tell the story in front of a dark, ominous backdrop.
Special Features: The text can occasionally blend in with the background.
Authenticity:3
Accuracy:3
Navigability:2
Scope: The site aims low and scores, brief but informative.
Overall Rating:
Abstract:

This small site provides a brief discussion of most of the better known aspects of the events leading up to the trials. The site begins by taking the reader through the story of the controversy over Samuel Parris and ends with a list of eighteen people who were hanged. All in all, the site gets its facts correct, although one notices the repetition of some falsehoods--calling Sarah Osburn "elderly", for example. The site also contains a pair of oft-used, ominous paintings depicting a hanging and courtroom examination. This site aims to educate on a middle school level, and it succeeds.




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