AP English, Period 5
“The Crucible” Questions
Out of immense fear, Reverend Parris sends for a doctor because Betty was unconscious on the floor. He and his family thought she was dead, and they uttered, “My Betty not goin’ die.” Susanna Walcott returned from the doctor, and his advice through her was that he could not find a cure in the books. Also, the doctor added that a cause for the illness could have been an unnatural one.
Parris questions Abagail about her activities with Betty in the forest. They were spotted dancing, which made Parris suspicious of witchcraft.
During their conversation, Parris was mostly concerned about the fact that Abigail was no longer working for the Proctors. He was also concerned that her …show more content…
The rumor that Elizabeth Proctor spread about Abigail was that she and her husband had had an affair. In turn, this caused Abigail's termination.
Abigail gives the reasoning that Elizabeth Proctor hates her and that she wanted “slaves, they can go to Barbados for that.” Abigail didn’t consider herself a slave, which was her main reasoning for no longer working for them.
The rumor that Betty Parris flew over Ingersoll’s barn was circulating around the town, which brought the belief that she was a witch. The later incident that proved this theory was the fact that she had “died” and came back to life. Mrs. Putnam said, “She never woken this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, sees naught, and cannot eat. Her soul is taken, surely.”
Mrs. Putnam sent for Tituba because she believed that she could speak to the dead. She wanted to be able to communicate with her “murdered” babies.
Putnam is always irritant because he had lost so many children and his wife was going crazy.
After that incident, Abigail accuse Tituba of conjuring spirits, and this is not immediately