Mrs. Putnam has been made desperate by the deaths of her seven babies, and, now, her sole living child has been growing unwell. She is panicked by the thought that she could lose her one daughter, and she needs to find a reason for her losses; she needs there to be a reason. When Rebecca Nurse advises the Putnams to rely on the doctor and prayer and suggests that, if they want to find fault, "Let us rather blame ourselves [...]." Such a...
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