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Question: THE CRUCIBLE have any of you read act 1!?
answer whichever ones you can!. the most answers will get 10 points!

1!. why would miller include the note on historical accuracy!?
2, who are reverend paris, betty, and Abigail!? what is their relationship!?
3!. who is tituba!? what is her relationship to the family!?
4!. what is wrong with betty!?
5!.why does Parris suggest calling in reverend hale!?
6!. who are Ann and Thomas Putnam!? what do they suggest is Bettys problem!? what is their motivation for suggesting this!?
7!.rev!. parris is worried that Abigails actions have jeopardized something important!. what is jeopardized!?
8!. Who is Ruth!? what is wrong with her!? and how do the putnams tie her problem to bettys!?
9!.what does the conversation between abigail, mercy lewis, mary warren, and betty reveal about their recent activities!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
1!. To show the reader this is not just a play but an actualyevent!.
2!.Rev Paris is the local rev of the Shire!. His daughter is Betty and his niece is Abigail, who lost her parents to an indian attack!.
3!.Tituba is a slave woman the rev brought back from Burbados!. She is their maid!.
4!.It is never really explained, the girls think she is pretending not to cause trouble, but maybe when they danced she was influced by a spirit!.
5!.Rev Hale, is known for his study of witchcraft, for that time period, he was the one who studied and knew alot of facts about the issue at hand!.
6 Ann and Thomas are neighbours!. Ann lost a number of children and Thomas is a greedy man who feels his fmaily deserves more land tracts in Salem!. They beleive its the devils influnce as there daughter also was found in a simillar condition!. Thomas for greed Ann because she wanted someone to blame for her miscarriages!.
7!.His reputation and good standing in the town!. nothing worse than having a harlot under ur roof when your the local pastor!. Esp since a faction of the congregation wanted him removed as they saw him as greedy and an oppertunist!.
8!.Ruth is Ann and Thomas Putnam last survivng daughter!.she has simillar issues as betty, the laying awake with eyes open!. They see it as the same as betty and the fact they both danced under the moonlight
9!.they knew they did wrong and instead of owning up to the trouble they caused , choose to throw the blame at other people who were innocent!. they were afraid they woulkd be whipped for dancing naked in the forest and from drinking from Titubas cauldron!.
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