Cheever finds a needle inside it. Cheever relates that Abigail had a fit at dinner in Parris's house that evening. Parris found a needle in her abdomen, and Abigail accused Elizabeth of witchcraft.
Because they have a warrant for her arrest. Cheever asks if Elizabeth owns any dolls, and Elizabeth replies that she has not owned dolls since she was a girl. Cheever spies the doll Mary Warren gave her. He finds a needle inside it. Cheever relates that Abigail had a fit at dinner in Parris's house that evening. Parris found a needle in her abdomen, and Abigail accused Elizabeth of witchcraft.
Cheever is looking for a poppet because Abigail was "stabbed by Elizabeth's spirit." The poppet they find had a needle in the same place Abigail got stabbed. Mary had made the doll in court in front of Abigail, who saw the needle being placed. Coincidence? I think not.
When Cheever finds Elizabeth with the doll and the needle, he is initially shocked and confused. He realizes that the doll is being used for a form of voodoo or witchcraft, as Elizabeth is attempting to harm someone through it. This discovery leads to a confrontation between them, highlighting the tension in their relationship and the darker themes of manipulation and emotional turmoil. Ultimately, Cheever's reaction signifies a loss of innocence and the complexities of their familial bond.
Well, honey, Cheever found a poppet with a needle stuck in it in Elizabeth's house. And wouldn't you know it, that same night Abigail Williams was found with a needle stuck in her belly. Talk about some bad juju. Looks like Elizabeth's got some explaining to do, whether she's guilty or just really unlucky.
Voodoo and witchcraft have rituals where an effigy is made of the person, and pins are stuck in various body parts to curse the victim with pain, deformity, sickness, death in that body part
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Because they have a warrant for her arrest. Cheever asks if Elizabeth owns any dolls, and Elizabeth replies that she has not owned dolls since she was a girl. Cheever spies the doll Mary Warren gave her. He finds a needle inside it. Cheever relates that Abigail had a fit at dinner in Parris's house that evening. Parris found a needle in her abdomen, and Abigail accused Elizabeth of witchcraft.
Cheever is looking for a poppet because Abigail was "stabbed by Elizabeth's spirit." The poppet they find had a needle in the same place Abigail got stabbed. Mary had made the doll in court in front of Abigail, who saw the needle being placed. Coincidence? I think not.
When Cheever finds Elizabeth with the doll and the needle, he is initially shocked and confused. He realizes that the doll is being used for a form of voodoo or witchcraft, as Elizabeth is attempting to harm someone through it. This discovery leads to a confrontation between them, highlighting the tension in their relationship and the darker themes of manipulation and emotional turmoil. Ultimately, Cheever's reaction signifies a loss of innocence and the complexities of their familial bond.
Well, honey, Cheever found a poppet with a needle stuck in it in Elizabeth's house. And wouldn't you know it, that same night Abigail Williams was found with a needle stuck in her belly. Talk about some bad juju. Looks like Elizabeth's got some explaining to do, whether she's guilty or just really unlucky.
Voodoo and witchcraft have rituals where an effigy is made of the person, and pins are stuck in various body parts to curse the victim with pain, deformity, sickness, death in that body part
Voodoo and witchcraft have rituals where an effigy is made of the person, and pins are stuck in various body parts to curse the victim with pain, deformity, sickness, death in that body part
In Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," Cheever states that when they came to arrest Elizabeth Proctor, he found a poppet (a small doll) in her home with a needle stuck in it. He implies that this poppet is evidence of witchcraft and suggests that Elizabeth used it to harm Abigail Williams. This moment highlights the absurdity of the witch trials and the manipulation of evidence against innocent people.
I think he inserts it in the bottom of his back. They said that he was afraid of needles at first but he got used to it.
When one end of the unmagnetized needle is in contact with a magnet, the magnetic field from the magnet induces magnetism in the needle. This results in the end of the needle touching the magnet becoming a magnetic pole, and the other end becoming an opposite pole. The opposite poles attract each other, causing the unmagnetized needle to attract another needle when in contact with a magnet.
Due to surface tension, the upper surface of water acts like a stretched membrane which enables it to float a swing needle.
Basically it was to set her up so that when she was accused they had evidence that she couldn't explain.