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what is tituba's problem
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.
Hale believes Abigail over Tituba because 1.) Tituba was one of the first people accused of being a witch in Salem. 2.) Tituba is black and there is a large racial discrimination.
Tituba is Reverend Parris's black slave from Barbados. She agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail's request.
Rev. Parris is Betty's father and Abigail William's uncle. In addition, Tituba is Rev. Parris's slave.
After Tituba's confession, Abigail and Betty begin to name names of other townspeople as witches to shift the focus away from themselves and avoid punishment. By accusing others, they hope to divert attention from their own wrongdoings and escape consequences for their actions. Naming names serves as a manipulation tactic to protect themselves.
what is tituba's problem
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.
Hale believes Abigail over Tituba because 1.) Tituba was one of the first people accused of being a witch in Salem. 2.) Tituba is black and there is a large racial discrimination.
Tituba is Reverend Parris's black slave from Barbados. She agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail's request.
The "proof" Abigail offers Reverend Hale is actually verbal claims. She claims that Tituba sings Barbados songs to her on a regular basis, and that Tituba forces her and the other girls to go into the forest and drink magic charms.
Rev. Parris is Betty's father and Abigail William's uncle. In addition, Tituba is Rev. Parris's slave.
turning to Abigail for protection
When Abigail is accused of witchcraft, she is quick to blame Tituba. She says that Tituba influences her spirit to make her laugh in church.
Abigail Williams is a character in The Crucible. She does confess to her uncle that she had been dancing in the forest with Tituba.
The first to accuse Tituba was Betty Parris. The other three girls who were afflicted in the beginning, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam and Elizabeth Hubbard, also accused Tituba.
Abigail was in the forest with Tituba in the book Crucible by Arthur Miller.