Perhaps the most important part of the theme that Miller develops in this situation is the ability for accusations to snowball. In other words, what was once good can turn evil in an instant. The charges against the girls and Tituba become perpetually more significant: at first they are accused of merely dancing, then of dancing naked. When charged with witchcraft, Tituba denies it only until she realizes that admitting to the crime will save her from further punishment and that accusing others will shift the blame elsewhere. The charges proceed until Tituba is deemed a witch and accuses others of conspiring with Satan. Legitimate charges of dancing and sinful activity increase in magnitude until charges of Satanism arise. The irony of this situation is that the fight against sinfulness in Salem will become more sinful and malicious than any of the actual events that occurred.
             Abigail will tell Reverend Parris about the rumors in Salem alleging the practice of witchcraft although there had been no such rumors floating about. She says that Goody Proctor hated her and drove her like a slave. In the midst of her first accusation, Abigail calls Goody Proctor a "gossiping liar." However, in this instance she purposely frames Elizabeth Proctor out of revenge, planting the puppet as a means to engineer Elizabeth's murder. This event even serves to break the icy exterior of Elizabeth Proctor, who deems that Abigail must be "ripped out of the world." Abigail denies that she has seen Mary making the puppet in court. She further says that while she was working for the Proctors, Elizabeth always kept puppets. While Elizabeth goes to find Mary, Herrick points out a needle stuck in the puppet's abdomen and says that while taking dinner at Reverend Parris' residence, Abigail suddenly fell down with a loud scream. Reverend Parris found a
             needle stuck two inches deep in her abdo
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