Tituba

of witchcraft. The woman were treated in an barbaric, callous manner. These fiendish acts were of cruelty and savagery. The judges accused the women of being witches by using insufficient evidence from only one source; the sayings of the slave Tituba. Such evidence is unwarrantable and inaccurate. In Tituba’s defense, she was compelled to make the erroneous accusations from the diabolical, monstrous, Rev. Samuel Parris, the local minister. As one reads the document, he/ she can…

The social climate caused by a lack of government, political tensions, and puritan lifestyle all lead up to the tension and hysteria of the witch trials. The black slave, Tituba, whose role in Salem was to care for the family of Rev. Parris, was accused of a witch because of her knowledge of foreign magic tricks and social status. She then falsely confesses to being a witch and confesses to knowing of other witches in the…

first accused were Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne (Brooks). These women were all elderly women and had suspicion. Tituba was a “Savage” because she was an Indian and a servant for the Parris family in Salem (Roach; Blumberg). This is why she was thought to be a witch. Tituba’s case was dismissed, but the furious witch hunt began (Roach). Tituba was accused by the possessed girls and soon was dismissed when she said she was a witch. Although because the people knew Tituba was a witch, the…

Tituba also knew that if Betty did not get well soon, she would be blamed for her illness. While Rev. Parris was sitting on the bed with Betty, guests started arriving at his house. Among the guests were Rebecca Nurse, Corey, John Proctor, Ann Putnam, and Thomas Putnam. These guests had come to Parris home because rumors started to spread around concerning Betty’s condition and some people of the town said that her condition was caused by witchcraft. As Tituba welcomed the guests, she hoped…

I hesitate to use the word witchcraft when describing Tituba’s powers in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde because she herself hesitates to label them so. For Tituba, the word witchcraft is darkened by the negative stereotypes and images placed upon it by not only the white Puritanical community she enslaves herself in, but also by the black Barbadian community she finds her home in. Tituba defines her powers as a source of good, a position she inherits from the woman who raised…

Crucible. One of the characters who remains the same from history to the play is a Barbados slave by the name of Tituba. Tituba is a compelling fictional character because, as a historical figure, she played an important role in the (Salem Witch) Trials. Tituba is an intriguing figure because she was the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem. Because of her status as Rev. Parris’s slave, Tituba was often blamed for misfortunes. In Miller’s play, she is not surprised when Parris’s niece,…

rare to avoid a hanging. All it took was one individual in order for a person’s life to be taken away. In the story the crucible Tituba was the character more responsible for the Salem Witch trials and dreadful hangings because she lied about being a witch, she got the people to believe Abigail’s lie, and she caused chaos among the town. Tituba is responsible for the witch trials…

In the biography Tituba Reluctant: Witch of Salem, Elaine G. Breslaw focuses on telling the narrative of Tituba an American Indian slave accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 and connecting her confessions to the fear of a diabolical conspiracy among the Puritan society. The author, Elaine G. Breslaw, graduated with a BA in History from Hunter College, received an MA in History from the same college, and completed graduate work with a Ph. D. from the University of Maryland. She…

At some points, they would talk and at some points when they did talk they were very aggressive. But, Tituba confessed and told the jury everything (Don 17). She said that she wasn’t trying to harm anyone or make anyone ill (Rice 19). She was only trying to do it “for the good of the people”. Tituba was supposed to aid the girls and help them. She was supposed to be there for them. Not to harm them in any way. So, she was fired from her job at their…

brought provocative tales with them from their homelands that Tituba used to “inflame” the girl’s imagination. January 15, 1692, Salem Village. A slave by the name of Tituba drifts off to sleep and said she saw a tall, darkly clad, white-haired man standing by her. He planned to kill the Samuel Parris’ children and that she would help him or he would kill her also. She refused this figure on multiple occasions. Through fear, Tituba confessed to “having a contract with the Devil” and other…