Question

Question 1 - 10, read The Crucible. In Act I when Abigail says, “And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow next to mine and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!” she is using

Answer 1

WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES?

I think she's saying stuff that she can't actually do or they can't actually do. Maybe she doesn't mean it literally...

After reading this it sound's like she's exaggerating. Idk what type of choices you have but I REALLY hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer to the question, would be, that Abigail is using these strong words, this threat, towards the people she is talking to, because she doesn´t want them to expose her for a liar.

Explanation:

"The Crucible" is a play that was written by author Arthur Miller, in 1953, and which presents the events that place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, around 1692-93 during the witch trials in Salem. In this particular excerpt, Abigail is facing the fact that questions are being asked regarding her own testimony regarding witchcraft and her blaming certain people to move the spotlight from herself. Because of who she is, and what she has been put through, Abigail always shows herself as a strong girl, and a bit troublesome, and it is with her that real trouble starts in the colony, when she starts accusing people she dislikes, or with whom she has had conflicts, of having either led her, our taught her, witchcraft skills. With these words, Abigail attempts to scare those who know the truth about her, showing them a side that she had never shown before. This fear is so effective that it protects Abigail from assuming her responsibility in the entire mess.