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Analysis Of Caryl Churchill's Vinegar Tom

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I 'm not a witch. But I wish I was .if I could live I 'd be a witch now after what they 've done. I 'd make wax men and melt them on a slow fire. I 'd kill their animals and blast their crops and make such crops and make such storms. I 'd wreck their ships all over the world. I shouldn 't have been fightened of Ellen, I should have learnt. Oh if I could meet with the devil now I 'd give him anything if he 'd give me the power. There 's no way for us except by the devil. If I only did have magic, I 'd make them feel it (xx.59). This quote is said by Alice to express her anger before her death. Vinegar Tom, by Caryl Churchill is one of the most important plays. Vinegar Tom was written for Monstrous Regiment, A theatre company. The theatre was established to produce plays based on socialist feminist issues. Vinegar Tom was produced as the company asked Churchill to write a play about witchcraft. Churchill stated that the play is "about witches with no witches in it; a play not about evil, hysteria and possessions by the devil" (Churchill 67). The title of the play indicates to the cat that is owned by Joan who is believed to be a witch. The title is not too long and vinegar reflects pain and bitterness. The word Vinegar also is linked to anger. Although the title refers to a cat, it shows anger and wrath. The title is proper for the play that is about witches, with no witches in it (Innes 461). Moreover, Churchill is one of the most famous feminist

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