The Beginning of the Accusations
People started reacting to the changes of the community and soon accusations got blown out of proportion.
Tituba, an accused witch, casting a spell.
-First afflicted girls were of two cousins named Abigail
Williams and Elizabeth Parris
-The village doctor, William Griggs, could not figure out
why the girls were throwing random fits, and so he
assumed they were bewitched
-They blamed Tituba, thier family slave and
housekeeper, as well as Sarah Osbourn, and Sarah
Good, who were two outsiders of the community
-Tituba confessed that she was indeed a witch and that
the Devil had come to her and made her sign her
name in a book
-She claimed that Sarch Good and Sarah Osbourne
had also signed the book
Williams and Elizabeth Parris
-The village doctor, William Griggs, could not figure out
why the girls were throwing random fits, and so he
assumed they were bewitched
-They blamed Tituba, thier family slave and
housekeeper, as well as Sarah Osbourn, and Sarah
Good, who were two outsiders of the community
-Tituba confessed that she was indeed a witch and that
the Devil had come to her and made her sign her
name in a book
-She claimed that Sarch Good and Sarah Osbourne
had also signed the book
The "bewitched" reacted with many different emotions, some violent or physical when they were accused.
