she is threatened
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".
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.
In "The Crucible," John Proctor suggests that individuals like Tituba and Sarah Good confess to witchcraft to save themselves from execution. Faced with the dire consequences of being accused, they choose to lie and admit to witchcraft, believing that a false confession may spare their lives. Proctor's observations highlight the desperate lengths to which people will go in a time of hysteria and fear, revealing the moral complexities of survival in a repressive society.
She admits in order to avoid further punishment, and telling Salem what they want to hear. She believes that by taking the bullet for Abigail and her friends, she is going a good thing and is the first person in Salem to confess to witchcraft. -R.S.
she is threatened
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".
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.
Tituba, the slave who was accused of witchcraft in Salem Massachussettes, was from Barbados.
In "The Crucible," John Proctor suggests that individuals like Tituba and Sarah Good confess to witchcraft to save themselves from execution. Faced with the dire consequences of being accused, they choose to lie and admit to witchcraft, believing that a false confession may spare their lives. Proctor's observations highlight the desperate lengths to which people will go in a time of hysteria and fear, revealing the moral complexities of survival in a repressive society.
She admits in order to avoid further punishment, and telling Salem what they want to hear. She believes that by taking the bullet for Abigail and her friends, she is going a good thing and is the first person in Salem to confess to witchcraft. -R.S.
shocked
witchcraft
- tituba was accused of witchcraft so he had to question her. - tituba is from the island of barbados and at that itme, witchraft was common there. ~amelia
Abigail confesses to witchcraft to save herself
no she does not confess but she was brought in to witness john proctors confession in hope that she will save her life but she did not confess
They (he or she) have to confess that they where doing witchcraft.