When the truth is discovered about what the girls dancing in the woods; the girls are not tried for witchcraft. Instead the blame is put on Tituba the "black" slave who is said to have "charmed the girls." Abigail, thinking of her own self and afraid of being accused of witchcraft blatantly lies and says, "She (Tituba) made me do it! She made Betty do it! She makes me drink blood!" (Act I p 1057). The other girls including Betty know that Abigail is lying but they say absolut

ely nothing, thus going along with her and causing false accusations. This is one of the first accusations and it leads to many more. Because the Puritan lifestyle was such a rigid social system it did not allow for any variation of lifestyle. The girls are scared of admitting to their activities in the woods; therefore they hide their fear and blame other people. The circumstances surrounding the trials such as their strict way of living give people something to blame the supernatural on.

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er is not familiar to the Puritans or part of their daily customs causes fear. This is a common trait of Puritan life and a contribution to the horrible Salem tragedy.

Fear spreading like some kind of disease continues infecting people. Residents blame respected members of their community again and again. One of these members is the godly Rebecca Nurse. The people of Salem go as far as accusing one of the most well respected members of their community sim

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