The Causes Of The Salem Witch Trials Of 1692

One night, a group of girls decide to follow a slave of reverend Parris, Tituba, into the woods. All the girls brought an item thrown into the pot wishing for something to benefit them. Abigail wishes Elizabeth Proctor to be dead so she can marry John Proctor. Tituba sings her barbados songs while the girls dance around in a circle, which dancing in such ways in Salem is forbidden. Some of the girls undress while dancing and as Tituba sings and swings a dead

The main accuser, Abigail Williams, had an ulterior motive to destroy Elizabeth Proctor. Beforehand, Abigail had an affair with Elizabeth's husband, John Proctor, and Abigail believed if she removed Elizabeth, she would have John to herself. Most of Abigail's allegations were based on false claims, believing the relationship between her and John Proctor to be true love.

Abigail was a servant in Proctor´s house. Elizabeth was not a very loving woman. Proctor fell for Abigail created an affair with her. “After he had confessed it to Elizabeth, she dismissed her from her service because she did not want to tell the people in Salem that the reason was the affair between John and Abigail.” (Dulain). Abigail, Tituba and the girls went to the forest in the morning. They danced and murmured words, Abigail drank blood to curse John Proctor’s wife Elizabeth, and she would do anything to have John Proctor. Reverend Paris fond blood, Abigail and the girl’s dancing, and mercy naked. Abigail knew drinking blood is a form of witchcraft, so she tries to cover up on what they actually did in the forest. She threatens the girls to not say a word or she will harm them. "Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you." (Miller)

Abigail consistently intimidated the village girls. One night the girls were caught dancing in the woods naked by Reverend Parris. Abigail threatened the other girls she would kill them if they ever said what they were actually doing, which was conjuring spirits. Abigail was the one who had

From the beginning of the story, Abigail is lying to the whole village of what happened that night in the woods. In attempt to save herself from punishment, Abigail throws Tituba under the bus and tells people that Tituba has drank blood and made Betty, as well

Lastly, Abigail Williams threatened all of the girls to admit only that they were dancing in the forest, but nothing else. They knew that she had drank blood as a charm to kill John Proctors wife. The only reason for this was that she wanted John Proctor for herself, and she didn't want her uncle to find out about it. Also, she didn't want her name to be blackened in the village, seeing that she was the niece of Reverend Parris. If they found out she had drank blood, she would be convicted of witchcraft and then hanged. All of the girls began accusing women as a group after Beth woke up towards the end of Act One. They did this to keep themselves from being accused by each other, and also to draw attention to themselves. Abigail said she had seen things done by the Indians that were unspeakable. If any of them were to talk about what actually happened in the forest, she would do some of those things to them.

Abigail Williams is one of the main characters that demonstrate how immoral people can commit evil acts under the façade of religion. In the beginning of the Crucible, Abigail and several other girls are caught dancing in the woods and conjuring spells. At first, the girls accuse Tituba, a slave from Barbados, of consorting with the devil and practicing witchcraft in order to protect them from further punishment. However, the false accusations continue and more people in town are accused of witchcraft for other reasons. The Student Companion to Arthur Miller states in reference to the girls claiming to be bewitched and attacked by spirits: “Their way of life is strict and somber, and the witch trials will offer them a release of pent-up frustration and emotion. Under the guise of morality, they will be given the

The girls had danced naked in the forest, which goes against the codes, this leads to the accusation of them attempting witchcraft in the forest with the help of Tituba. Tituba has background knowledge on witchcraft

On page 148 lines 340-350 states “ Betty: You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” Text explain what Abigail try to do to achieve her goal. Her personality can be described as a deceptive children, who sacrifices others to achieve their greedy goal. Abigail accused other women for witchery until people are sentenced to being hanged. On the first day 14 people were jailed and on the next day over 100 were accused. She finally had the guts to accuse Elizabeth of sending her spirit to stab her in the stomach. Of course Elizabeth is arrested under a warrant from the court currently residing in

In this time it is suggested that what they were doing was inappropriate and very frowned upon. Abigail admits to dancing but the other girls pretend to be sick or dying to escape the punishment that should be given to them. Abigail is accused of conjuring spirits. She denies it but accuses Tituba, a slave, and Ruth Putnam of conjuring spirits and witchcraft. Pushing the attention to Tituba and Ruth Putnam keeps the tension that Abigail wants without threatening herself. This is the next step that is accepted by the people and explodes throughout the town.

In the year (1692) witch trials held the Salem area hostage people were terrified. People of

When Abigail accused her of witchcraft, Tituba dined all of the accusations. Unlike Abigail, Tituba did not have a plan to defend herself. She was also not able to control the girls and make them tell the truth. When Tituba was threatened to be hanged, she changed her mentality on the situation. Instead of dining what she had done, she confessed her sins. During her confession, shame affected what she revealed to the others. Tituba said that the devil had control of her, and wanted her to kill Reverend Parris. This was Tituba’s way of admitting that she had thought about killing Reverend Paris. Tituba also took the center of attention off of herself by

Elizabeth and John Proctor had two kids, both were boys. They were a part in the Salem Witch Trials. But they were not the first to be accused. John knew this was all fake from the start. They had a servant who was included in the group of girls. Her name was Mary Warren. She helped out around the house. After John found out she kept going back to Salem he was not very happy. He got really mad and almost beat her. She knew it was all pretend, but she wanted to play along with her friends, which was not the smartest idea. Mary just did not want to upset Abigail.

Abigail Williams wanted what was best for her. She did not care of others. Due to Abigail’s actions a whole conflict outbursts in Salem, Massachusetts. The girls have been caught in the woods dancing and even naked. They have been caught and accused of doing witchcraft. Betty is then “very ill” and they believe she is going to die. Betty awakes. Abigail threatens the girls to stay quiet. “You did. You did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” (Miller 18). This shows that Abigail Williams was a villain because she was hoping for the death of a person in order to get what she desired. Abigail and the girls were caught doing witchcraft. Abigail comes up with a different story to tell. “Now look you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the back of shudder

The play opened with the girls doing something considered taboo in Puritan society, dancing in the woods. The girls involved in this were Abigail Williams, Betty Parris, Mary Warren, Ruth Putnam, and a few others. Tituba, Reverend Parris’s slave from Barbados was also with them. All of the girls involved were caught by Reverend Samuel Parris, the minister of Salem. When Reverend Parris catches the girls dancing in the woods, his daughter Betty Parris becomes