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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".
she wanted to have a baby with john proctor. proctor promised tituba to have sex if she accuses his enemy
They did it to avoid the death penalty.
Ruth Putnam
To draw attention away from themselves (and what they were doing in the woods) and make scapegoats out of others.
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".
she wanted to have a baby with john proctor. proctor promised tituba to have sex if she accuses his enemy
They did it to avoid the death penalty.
Betty Parris
Ruth Putnam
To draw attention away from themselves (and what they were doing in the woods) and make scapegoats out of others.
There was gossip surrounding Abigail Williams. Some claimed she accused others of witchcraft because she wanted attention. She filed 41 complaints against supposed witches.
Betty is trying to protect the others by joining in. When she talks for the first time it looks like the devil made her tell about all the others. Also, if Betty joins Abigail in the chant of names it takes some of the focus off of Abigail, which makes it look more authentic.
People accused others of witchcraft because they wanted to harm people they didn't like and knew that anyone can get in trouble without evidence. The girls were also scared and young so they blamed others to get the attention off of them
People accused others of witchcraft because they wanted to harm people they didn't like and knew that anyone can get in trouble without evidence. The girls were also scared and young so they blamed others to get the attention off of them
People accused others of witchcraft because they wanted to harm people they didn't like and knew that anyone can get in trouble without evidence. The girls were also scared and young so they blamed others to get the attention off of them
First they dance in the woods, and rather than accept punishment for their forbidden behavior, they accuse others of witchcraft, claiming witches forced them to dance.