When Tituba confesses to witchcraft and names other women in Salem, she initially gains a measure of protection from the authorities, as her confession shifts the blame away from herself. However, her status remains precarious, as she becomes a tool for the Puritan leaders to further their agendas and stoke the hysteria. While she escapes execution, her life is forever altered, and she faces the stigma and consequences of her accusations. Ultimately, Tituba's confession highlights the complexities of survival in a time of fear and suspicion.
When Tituba confesses to conversing with the devil and names a Salem woman, she is initially treated with a mix of suspicion and fear by the townsfolk. Her confession fuels the witch hunt and shifts the blame away from herself, leading to her temporary safety. However, she also becomes a scapegoat, highlighting the hysteria and paranoia in Salem, as her accusations contribute to the escalating witch trials. Ultimately, her actions reflect the desperate measures individuals took to survive in a climate of fear and persecution.
she is threatened
Tituba confesses because Abigail basically puts her in a corner and blames her for the entire evil practice performed in the woods. She confesses more in depth to her association with the Devil once she is threatened by her master, Reverend Parris, with being whipped to death, and by Putnam, who said that she should be hanged.
Hale introduces the God into conversation to allow Tituba to open up and tell him everything. He tells Tituba, if she really is a Christian, she should name other witches.
After being beaten and pressured to confess, Tituba confesses that she was in a pact with the Devil. As a slave, Tituba was aware of how powerless she was and decided to just tell them what they seemed to want to hear and her torment. She also goes further and indict several other women as being in league with Satan as well.
When Tituba confesses to conversing with the devil and names a Salem woman, she is initially treated with a mix of suspicion and fear by the townsfolk. Her confession fuels the witch hunt and shifts the blame away from herself, leading to her temporary safety. However, she also becomes a scapegoat, highlighting the hysteria and paranoia in Salem, as her accusations contribute to the escalating witch trials. Ultimately, her actions reflect the desperate measures individuals took to survive in a climate of fear and persecution.
she is threatened
Tituba confesses because Abigail basically puts her in a corner and blames her for the entire evil practice performed in the woods. She confesses more in depth to her association with the Devil once she is threatened by her master, Reverend Parris, with being whipped to death, and by Putnam, who said that she should be hanged.
Hale introduces the God into conversation to allow Tituba to open up and tell him everything. He tells Tituba, if she really is a Christian, she should name other witches.
After being beaten and pressured to confess, Tituba confesses that she was in a pact with the Devil. As a slave, Tituba was aware of how powerless she was and decided to just tell them what they seemed to want to hear and her torment. She also goes further and indict several other women as being in league with Satan as well.
When John Hale interrogates Tituba in "The Crucible," he seeks to understand the extent of witchcraft in Salem and hopes to uncover the truth behind the girls' strange behavior. During the interrogation, Tituba initially denies involvement but ultimately confesses after being pressured and threatened. She names other townspeople as witches, which shifts the focus of the investigation and escalates the witch hunt, highlighting the theme of fear and scapegoating in the play. Hale's questioning reveals the power dynamics and the mass hysteria that ensue in the community.
to escape harsh punishments. She is saying what her 'superiors' want to hear. They want to see/hear witches so she is giving them witches.
Ann Putnam is one and Tituba is another but the last i dont know sadly enough EDIT: Ann Putnam was not one of the accused. She was one of the first four accusers. The first three "witches" were Sarah Goode, Sarah Osbourne and Tituba.
It was Tituba who expanded it into an hysteria. When she was brought to examination, she not only confirmed that there were witches, but mentioned that there were a lot more than the three that Salem had already found.
Tituba confesses to witchcraft since Abigail and the others were claiming she had committed the crime. Tituba was wanting to escape the extreme punishment of whippings and being hanged and so she took the easy road out and just confessed to a crime she had not commited. The punishment was lesser and she was allowed to just go to church to get the devil out of her instead of getting killed for "witchcraft".
Tituba was one of the first to be accused. She was also the first to confess. Her claim that there were nine witches as opposed to the three that had already been arrested kept the people searching. Had she said three, only the three original witches would have been arrested insteaded of upwards of 150.
No one really identifies any witches in The Crucible. They do not exist. Many characters claim to see/know witches. Some of those characters include Abigail Williams, Tituba, Mercy Lewis, Ann Putnam, and Betty Parris.