The Crucible HW

Putnam: Don't you understand it, sir? There is a murdering witch among us, bound to keep herself in the dark... Let your enemies make of it what they will, you cannot blink it more. (16)

This quote causes Parris to ask Abigail if it was her who was conjuring spirits last night. Abigail then admits that it was Tituba and Ruth, but still denies her,own involvement. This already shows suspicion, accusations, and denial coming into the play.  How will this rumor of a witch affect people's opinions of each other?

2) Abigail: "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" (20)

This quote is Abigail threatening to kill either of the other two girls if they tell about what else happened in the woods that night. The violent language makes her seem even more like a witch. She denies her association witchcraft, but she seems like a witch with the threatening language used in this quote. Will this quote foreshadow what is to come? Will Abigail be forced to kill the other girls to save herself?