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Abigail Witch Research Paper

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“She's a witch!” If you heard someone say that over and over again would you start to think differently about that person? Abigail is manipulative and a lair. Hev Parris found her and all the young girls of the town dancing naked in the woods, She claimed that someone made her do it a witch she said. This started a bigger lie, she started to blame anyone that crossed her on being a witch. She told the court that she had seen them come to her with the devil. When they went to go get Tituba she confessed her sins and wished to be cured. Abigail saw that and cried to the pastor as while. She had the court easily convinced when she would get the shivers and had all the other girls following her. Being a child with no parents is a hard life you

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