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How Does Elizabeth Proctor Confess In The Crucible

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In loving memory of Abigail we really miss her because she was a charitable person but Abigail lied and made false accusations, hurt a lot of people around her like Elizabeth Proctor and John Proctor whose marriage was harm because she didn’t care about their marriage, Abigail lied and said that Elizabeth Proctor had something to do with witchcraft and in court Abigail leads the girls in court in their witchcraft accusations, Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor of creating a poppet the she was sticking it with a pin to harm her and when Mary Warren appears to renounce with her involvement in the court proceedings, Abigail is given the chance to admit that she was pretending. Instead, she pretends that Mary has sent her spirit out to try to

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