The crucible act 1 scene 1 Lines

Tituba - My betty be hearty soon?

Out of here!

My betty not goin’ die….

(I go to Tituba) Out of my sight out of my! (I run back to betty) Oh my God! Go help me! Betty, child. Dear child. Will you Wake, will you open up your Eyes! Betty, little one

Abigail- Uncle? Susanna Wallcott’s here from Doctor Griggs.

Oh the doctor? let her come let her come

Abigail - Come in, Susana

What does the doctor say, child?

Susana - Dr. Griggs he bid me come and tell you, Reverend sir, that he cannot

discover no medicine for it in his books

Then he must search on

Susana: Aye, sir, he have been searchin‘ his books since he left you, sir, but he bid

me tell you, that you might look to unnatural things for the cause of it

No- no. There be no unnatural causes here. Tell him I have sent for Reverend Hale of Beverly, and Mister Hale will surely confirm that. Let him look to medicine, and put out all thought of unnatural causes here. There be none

Abigail- Speak nothin’ of it in the village, Susana

Go directly home and speak nothin’ of unnatural causes

Abigail - Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about; I think you’d

best go down and deny it yourself. The parlor’s packed with

people, sir.-I’ll sit with her

And what shall I say to them? That my daughter and my niece I discovered dancing like heathen in the forest?!

Abigail- Uncle, we did dance; let you tell them I confessed it,

and I’ll be whipped if I must be. But they’re speakin’ of

witchcraft; Betty’s not witched.

Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation when I know you have not opened with me. What did you do with her in the forest

Abigail - We did dance, Uncle, and when you leaped out of the bush so suddenly, Betty was frightened and then she fainted. And there’s the whole of it

(Grab chair and put it facing the audience) Child sit you down

Abigail - I would never hurt Betty, I love her dearly I…

Now look at you child- I have no desire to punish you; that will come in its time. But if you traffi ed with spirits in the forest, I must know of it, for surly my enemies will, and they’ll ruin me with it…

Abigail - But we never conjured spirits

Then why can she not move herself since midnight? This child is desperate! It must come out- my enemies will bring it out. Let me know what you done there. Abigail, do you understand that I have many enemies?

Abigail - I know it uncle

(Circle Abigail) There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit. Do you understand that?

Abigail- I think so, sir

Now then, in the midst of such disruption, my ownhousehold is discovered to be the very center of some obscene

practice. Abominations are done in the forest.

Abigail- It were sport, Uncle!

I saw Tituba waving her arms over the fire when I came on you; why were

she doing that? And I heard a screeching and gibberish coming from her mouth

Abigail - She always sings her Barbados songs and we dance

I cannot blink what I saw, Abigail, for my enemies will

not blink it. I saw a dress lying on the grass.