During Shakeaspeare time, people actually believed in witches and demons. They were extremely superstitious, and mystical/supernatural beliefs affected their everyday lives. If someone was ill, it was not uncommon to believe that person was cursed, for example. So seeing the supernatural being represented on a stage was especially frightening, which is also why magic and the supernatural are a recurring theme in Shakespeare plays.
<span>"Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a fictional story about two 13-year-old boys Jonah and Chip. Jonah knows from the beginning that he is adopted, but Chip is shocked to find out that he is too. Through a series of unexpected events, the boys discover that their pasts extend beyond the normal span of time. Soon they realize that they aren't the only ones who were mysteriously abducted and transplanted into new families and new realities.
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