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Mrs. Putnam lost 7 children. She believed that witch craft was the cause of their death
Rebecca is charged with the supernatural murders of Mrs. Putnam's babies.
Rebecca is charged with the supernatural murders of Mrs. Putnam's babies.
Mrs. Putnam, a character in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," is driven by a deep desire to understand the mysterious deaths of her seven infants. Consumed by grief and jealousy, she seeks to blame others for her misfortunes, particularly targeting Rebecca Nurse, whom she accuses of witchcraft. Mrs. Putnam's longing for answers and her need for someone to blame ultimately contribute to the tragic events of the Salem witch trials.
Rebecca Nurse was accused by Mrs. Putnam primarily out of jealousy and resentment. Mrs. Putnam had lost several of her children during infancy and believed that Rebecca's supernatural influence, as a midwife, was responsible for her tragedies. The prevailing fear of witchcraft in Salem further fueled the accusations, as the community sought to blame someone for their misfortunes. This reflects the broader themes of hysteria and scapegoating in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible."
Mrs. Putnam lost 7 children. She believed that witch craft was the cause of their death
Rebecca is charged with the supernatural murders of Mrs. Putnam's babies.
Rebecca is charged with the supernatural murders of Mrs. Putnam's babies.
Goody Putnam lost several babies shortly after birth and blames Rebecca Nurse (out of jealousy of her large family) accusing her of witch craft.
Mrs. Putnam had some bad luck in the past that she wanted to blame on witches. When her own daughter was "afflicted," she was able to.
Rich, richer and richest are the adjectives.
to find out what happened to the girls in the woods
Yes, 'messy' is an adjective. Adjectives are words that describe something."Jimmy's room was very messy.""The orange cat jumped onto my lap.""Mrs. Baker was upset with her lumpy cake."(The adjectives are in italics.)
Ann asked her daughter, Ruth, to conjure the spirits of Mrs. Putnam's seven dead children.
Putnam genuinely believes that her children have been murdered, and she wants to find out who the murderer is. She believes that only her dead children can identify the culprit, so Mrs. Putnam contacts Tituba and asks her to contact her dead children using the Barbados mystical faith.
She is the Daughter of Thomas and Mrs. Ann Putnam. She is ill and her mother thinks it is due to evil falling on the town of Salem. She is one of the girls caught dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris. Mrs. Putnam sent her to Tituba to conjure spirits in hopes that Ruth would be able to communicate with her seven dead siblings.
It is assumed today by historians that the Putnams had vendettas against several families in the community for one reason or another. Mrs. Putnam was trying to get a quick conviction for Goody Osborne for personal resentments.