Rebecca Nurse had discovered the affair between Abigail and Proctor and called Abigail out for adultery. To the court, she had too many babies, was too rich, and was too strong willed to be a normal Puritan wife, so it was easy for Abigail to frame her. Through Abigail’s use of Ann Putnam’s delirium, for, “each [baby] would wither in [Ann’s] arms”, because Nurse Rebecca delivered her babies (12). By framing Rebecca as a witch, Abigail could become closer to her ultimate goal; being John Proctors wife. Abigail and many others accused different people of being witches to take the threats off of themselves. Abigail told her cousin and Mary Warren before that she would “make [them] wish [they] had never seen the sun go down” and “bring a pointy reckoning” to them if they spoke against Abigail (20). The girls feared if they spoke out against Abigail that they would not be Abby’s friend, or worse called witches. By Abigail taking this strong command, she makes the people do as she please, and gets rid of those in her
Rebecca Nurse had discovered the affair between Abigail and Proctor and called Abigail out for adultery. To the court, she had too many babies, was too rich, and was too strong willed to be a normal Puritan wife, so it was easy for Abigail to frame her. Through Abigail’s use of Ann Putnam’s delirium, for, “each [baby] would wither in [Ann’s] arms”, because Nurse Rebecca delivered her babies (12). By framing Rebecca as a witch, Abigail could become closer to her ultimate goal; being John Proctors wife. Abigail and many others accused different people of being witches to take the threats off of themselves. Abigail told her cousin and Mary Warren before that she would “make [them] wish [they] had never seen the sun go down” and “bring a pointy reckoning” to them if they spoke against Abigail (20). The girls feared if they spoke out against Abigail that they would not be Abby’s friend, or worse called witches. By Abigail taking this strong command, she makes the people do as she please, and gets rid of those in her