In the woods, the girls were conjuring up spirits under the leadership of Tituba. The girls danced nude according to a statement made by Parris, who stumbled on their activities in the forest. According to Mrs. Putnam, she had asked her daughter to participate in the dance so she could obtain information from her siblings’ dead spirits. She was aware of Tituba’s ability to conjure the spirits and believed that the dead spirits would offer...
In the woods, the girls were conjuring up spirits under the leadership of Tituba. The girls danced nude according to a statement made by Parris, who stumbled on their activities in the forest. According to Mrs. Putnam, she had asked her daughter to participate in the dance so she could obtain information from her siblings’ dead spirits. She was aware of Tituba’s ability to conjure the spirits and believed that the dead spirits would offer insights into the murder of her children. Basically, the dance was part of the conjuring process and was conducted to invite the dead spirits.
Parris, to Abigail: Then you were conjuring spirits last night.
Abigail, whispering: Not I, sir - Tituba and Ruth.
Parris: Why, sir - I discovered her - indicating Abigail - and my niece and ten or twelve of the other girls, dancing in the forest last night.
Hale, surprised: You permit dancing?
Parris: No, no, it were secret -
Mrs. Putnam, unable to wait: Mr. Parris.’s slave has knowledge of conjurin.’, sir.
Parris, to Mrs. Putnam: We cannot be sure of that, Goody Ann -
Mrs. Putnam, frightened, very softly: I know it, sir. I sent my child - she should learn from Tituba who murdered her sisters.
It was only after they were discovered by Parris, that the girls falsely implicated innocent members of the Salem community. They did this to escape punishment associated with their activities in the forest. Abigail accused Tituba, who was forced to make false accusations against Mrs. Sarah Good and Mrs. Osburn, marking the onset of the witch-trials in Salem.
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