They felt (when in the woods with Tituba) that they were doing something forbidden, daring, and danced to express a nameless freedom that welled up in their souls, a sense of freedom that went against all rigid restraint imposed by the their Puritan community. If you're happy and you know it, it's a sin!
deez
Since this doesn't happen, and since Reverend Parris is the one who catches his daughter and two other girls dancing with Tituba, anyone familiar with the play would be hard pressed to answer this.
The girls have been dancing in the woods with Tituba, and one of them has passed out. It raises the spectre of witchcraft.
There were seven but this is six: Abigail Williams, Betty Parris, Mary Warren, Susanna Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Ruth Putnam. Tituba was with them, but she is not one of the girls. She is an adult black woman.
He saw Abigail and all the other girls dancing in the woods. He thought they were performing witchcraft and saying spells but they all denied it and said they were only dancing.
deez
Since this doesn't happen, and since Reverend Parris is the one who catches his daughter and two other girls dancing with Tituba, anyone familiar with the play would be hard pressed to answer this.
They claim to be bewitched to avoid punishment for dancing in the woods at night.
The girls have been dancing in the woods with Tituba, and one of them has passed out. It raises the spectre of witchcraft.
There were seven but this is six: Abigail Williams, Betty Parris, Mary Warren, Susanna Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Ruth Putnam. Tituba was with them, but she is not one of the girls. She is an adult black woman.
(in regards to the play "The Crucible") Abigail threatens to kill any girl who reveals information about the events that occured in the forest.
He saw Abigail and all the other girls dancing in the woods. He thought they were performing witchcraft and saying spells but they all denied it and said they were only dancing.
Parris
Mary's argument to Abby in 'The Crucible' is in regards to confessing what they have done. Mary wants them to say they were also dancing so that their punishments can be a whipping instead of a hanging.
The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller about the story of the Salem Witch Trials that took place during 1692 and 1693. It opens with a group of girls dancing nude in the woods at night around a boiling pot of witches' brew. Reverend Parris finds them, and his 10 year old daughter, Betty Parris, faints upon his finding.
In The Crucible, Betty is Reverend Parris's ten-year-old daughter. Betty falls into a strange stupor after Parris catches her and the other girls dancing in the forest with Tituba. Her illness and that of Ruth Putnam fuel the first rumors of witchcraft.
The Crucible play lasts an estimated 2 hours and 50 minutes. The Crucible play was written in 1953. The author of the play was Arthur Miller.