Ruth Putnam exhibits symptoms of possible bewitchment, including strange behavior and fits of hysteria. Betty's affliction seems to manifest more as a trance or catatonic state. Additionally, Ruth is older and thus may be more affected by societal pressures or expectations related to witchcraft accusations.
Susanna brings news that the doctor believes Putnam's daughter Ruth's affliction is not of a medical cause but may be of supernatural origin. The doctor suspects witchcraft as the cause of Ruth's condition.
Never! Ruth Putnam only exists in the Crucible, which is not based entirely in fact. Mostly likely Miller renamed Ann Putnam jr Ruth Putnam so she would not be confused with her mother, also named Ann.
Thomas and Ann Putnam's seven children died at birth and their only child Ruth was sick.
Ruth Putnam
She sends Ruth because Ruth can speak to the dead and she was hoping Ruth could figure out who murdered her seven children.
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she gave birth to a foot. rofl. no she actually had 8 children but only one of them survived - Ruth Putnam
Ruth Putnam
Ann asked her daughter, Ruth, to conjure the spirits of Mrs. Putnam's seven dead children.
shes the one who accueses her grandfather of witchcraft
She is the Daughter of Thomas and Mrs. Ann Putnam. She is ill and her mother thinks it is due to evil falling on the town of Salem. She is one of the girls caught dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris. Mrs. Putnam sent her to Tituba to conjure spirits in hopes that Ruth would be able to communicate with her seven dead siblings.
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