were sport, uncle! Parris: ...I saw Tituba waving her arms over the fire when I came on you...screeching and gibberish coming from her mouth. Abigail: She always sings her Barbados songs, and we dance.'
             They are found out because Parris finds them and jumps out from a bush startling the girls. Betty faints and has not yet recovered, as she is afraid they will be punished. Mr. and Mrs. Putnam enter during Parris' interrogation of Abigail and we soon learn that Mrs. Putnam delights in others' misfortunes due to the number she has experienced herself. When she sees Betty lying unresponsive on the bed, she grips on to the idea that witchcraft may have a role in this incident. 'Mrs. Putnam (full of breath, shiny-eyed): It is a marvel. It is surely a stroke of hell upon you. Parris: No, Goody Putnam, it is- Mrs. Putnam: Why, it's sure she did. Mr. Collins saw her goin' over Ingersoll's barn, and come down light as a bird, he says!'
             The way she cuts Parris off while he is speaking shows her excitement at the possibility of witches. It also shows how she is unwilling to listen to common sense and rationale. Her response indicates to the audience that there is more behavior like this to come. Mrs. Putnam continues pursuing her idea of witchcraft being present in the town and after a while Parris is forced to go down and reassure and the crowd, which is growing outside his house.
             Now it is just Abigail, Betty and Mary Warren on stage. Abigail tries to wake Betty up and reassure her that everything will be all right but she refuses to awaken, not realizing she is making the situation and consequences worse for everyone involved. Abigail does not want anyone to find out what she was doing in the forest, as she and the other girls would be severely punished if they were exposed. To overcome this, she harshly threatens Betty Parris and Mary Warren not to say anything. 'Let either of you breathe a w...