<P> Reverend Hale arrives and begins his investigation . Before leaving , Giles fatefully remarks that he has noticed his wife reading unknown books and asks Hale to look into it . Hale questions Rev. Parris , Abigail and Tituba closely over the girls ' activities in the woods . As the facts emerge , Abigail claims Tituba forced her to drink blood . Tituba counters that Abigail begged her to conjure a deadly curse . Parris threatens to whip Tituba to death if she does not confess to witchcraft . Tituba breaks down and falsely claims that the Devil is bewitching her and others in town . With prompting from Hale and Putnam , Tituba accuses Sarah Osborne and Sarah Good of witchcraft . Mrs. Putnam identifies Osborne as her former midwife and asserts that she must have killed her children . Abigail decides to play along with Tituba in order to prevent others from discovering her affair with Proctor , whose wife she had tried to curse out of jealousy . She leaps up , begins contorting wildly , and names Osborne and Good , as well as Bridget Bishop as having been `` dancing with the devil '' . Betty suddenly rises and begins mimicking Abigail 's movements and words , and accuses George Jacobs . As the curtain closes , the three continue with their accusations as Hale orders the arrest of the named people and sends for judges to try them . </P>
<P> Reverend Hale arrives and begins his investigation . Before leaving , Giles fatefully remarks that he has noticed his wife reading unknown books and asks Hale to look into it . Hale questions Rev. Parris , Abigail and Tituba closely over the girls ' activities in the woods . As the facts emerge , Abigail claims Tituba forced her to drink blood . Tituba counters that Abigail begged her to conjure a deadly curse . Parris threatens to whip Tituba to death if she does not confess to witchcraft . Tituba breaks down and falsely claims that the Devil is bewitching her and others in town . With prompting from Hale and Putnam , Tituba accuses Sarah Osborne and Sarah Good of witchcraft . Mrs. Putnam identifies Osborne as her former midwife and asserts that she must have killed her children . Abigail decides to play along with Tituba in order to prevent others from discovering her affair with Proctor , whose wife she had tried to curse out of jealousy . She leaps up , begins contorting wildly , and names Osborne and Good , as well as Bridget Bishop as having been `` dancing with the devil '' . Betty suddenly rises and begins mimicking Abigail 's movements and words , and accuses George Jacobs . As the curtain closes , the three continue with their accusations as Hale orders the arrest of the named people and sends for judges to try them . </P>
who was accused of witchcraft in the crucible act 1
who was accused of witchcraft in the crucible act 1
Sarah Osborne Sarah Good Bridget Bishop George Jacobs
Sarah Osborne Sarah Good Bridget Bishop George Jacobs