Betsy Anns In The Crucible

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Betsy Ann, which is know as Abigail Williams in Salem, had went to the West Indies after she had ran away from. She kept her identity a secret because she did not want anyone to know anything about what had happened to her in Salem, Massachusetts where she originally lived. Betsy Ann had become a prostitute; she never found anyone she loved the way that she loved John. Little did she know John Procter took his life by not confessing that he was a witch; God damns all liars. Which is exactly what Betsy had done, but she ran away before she was even questioned about witchcraft.
Betsy Ann had four kids, and was very poor; they lived in a beaten down old shack that had no electricity, no running water, no food or even anything to drink. Betsy
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She goes into the shack, sobbing waking her four kids.
“Jack, Amy, Tyler, Leona, I’m afraid it’s time to wake up. Reverend Gatsby is here to take you to a better place. I love you all. Please don’t be afraid, they’re going to take care of you and make sure you’re healthy.” They hugged their mother and grabbed their belongings, which wasn’t much. Jack, the oldest child, was the first to leave because he wanted to be a role model and show that these people will take care of him and the rest of the kids.
That night Betsy was very heart broken and thought to herself that she doesn’t want her kids to grow up with other adults taking care of them. She promised herself that she wouldn’t stop trying until she got her kids back. Betsy stopped at nothing to have her kids returned to her. She tried so hard, but no one would hire her because everyone knew she was a prostitute and they didn’t want their family ruined from a labeling that everyone used. No one wanted a prostitute working for them because they know it wouldn’t look good to the community and it would be frowned upon. One night Betsy decided that she needed to go back to Salem and turn her life to
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I ran away to the West Indies because I was afraid to be hung. I didn’t my life to end that way; I wanted an amazing future, but it hasn’t been the way I wanted to.” Elizabeth feels her anger turn into enragement, “John is dead because of you! What do you expect me to do? I have one child and all the support I have is from Mary Warren and myself! Abigail look what you have done to me, I have aged very fast and I am constantly in need of medical help.” Abby began regretting everything. “I know that I have done wrong in the past, but I turned my life around and turned to God. Please I ask you for forgiveness. I will do anything. I will confess to Reverend Hale about what I have done! I know I have done wrong, but all I ask in return is that you take my four kids so they don’t have to live their life with Reverend Gatsby. Please I’m begging you!” Abigail was on the floor in

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