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    to the time when Tituba is easily intimidated and told Rev. Hale that Sarah Good was a witch. Tituba is a slave from Barbados, she was caught dancing and singing with the girls in the woods. This action caused Tituna to be accused of witchcraft in which she was intimidated to confess and tell who is the witches. Tituba and I portray many personality traits such as, nurturing, easily intimidated, and helpful. The first trait that Tituba and I both share is nurturing.Both Tituba and I both show…

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    Within the books Purple HIbiscus and I, Tituba, there are two strong-minded female characters that stick out. Purple Hibiscus is narrated by a little girl, Kambili, who is faced with the consequences of the African colonization. Her father, Eugene, believes that it is his job to ensure his family's descend into heaven after they die which entail physical abuse for his wife and children when they commit a sin. The wife of Eugene, Beatrice, sees the good in her husband and makes the hard decision…

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    have made the final decision as to whether they died or not like Danforth, but she is to blame because she blamed tituba which started it all, she lied about seeing spirits, and just overall put the idea of witchcraft in to Salem. Abigails accusation of Tituba teaching them witchcraft started it all. When Abigail knew she would be in trouble she immediately blamed her uncle’s slave Tituba, “Don’t lie! She comes to…

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    comfortably. He then bought Tituba and John Indian as his slaves. He was religious strict that he punished his children if they refused to confess or pray. He was distant to his wife because she was ill. For example, Goodwife Parris mentioned to Tituba how her husband doesn't even take off his and her clothes when they are together. He was concerned in being known as a good priest than taking care of his family. In addition, Goodwife Parris and Betsey were close to Tituba that they helped each…

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    Even before the accusations of Elizabeth, Abigail accuses Tituba of conjuring spirits with the girls in the woods. Abigail knows that she should not interact with witchcraft, and to cover her fall she blamed Tituba for manipulating her. Tituba is the Parris’ servant who has little respect in the society. Tituba is an easy target because she is colored and no one would believe her over Abigail Williams, the niece of the Reverend. Tituba and Elizabeth were not the only innocent people accused of…

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    of propaganda used in this story is stereotyping. Stereotyping is a biased belief about a group of people. stereotyping was used when Tituba is singing in Barbados and dancing around a Calderon. Tituba and the girls were out in the woods, dancing and having a ceremony. Reverend Pariss sees the girls and Tituba and gets mad at Abigail: Abigail then says that Tituba was doing spells and everyone believes Abigail because she is from Barbados and is singing and dancing around a Calderon. Another…

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    Abigail exclaimed,” I never called him! Tituba, Tituba…”(1108). Abigail claims that it is Tituba that called the Devil. Tituba is the person who was speaking and singing around the kettle in the forest. The other girls were simply dancing. If Tituba did not chant or sing, the girls would not be dancing and no one would suspect anyone was doing witchcraft. Tituba cried out, “ You lie, Devil, you lie!’ And then he come one stormy night to me, and he say…

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    "A witch is defined as a person who signed the devil's book, thus giving the devil permission to use her shape to go around harming other people." The Salem Witch Trials were brought about when a group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil after they were seen dancing in the forest. The girls started displaying wild and peculiar behavior that a local doctor, William Griggs, diagnosed as bewitchment. The Salem Witch Trials had a negative impact on American history because it caused…

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    play gain respect, and eventually authority over the townspeople. Although at the start of Act I, the opulent male landowners, such as The Putnams, were considered the most powerful; the possession of power shifts to the girls, Abigail, Betty, and Tituba, because after confessing as witches, they gain the ascendancy to convict someone as a “witch,” causing hysteria and fear in people Abigail Williams is able to grasp and maintain power through her manipulative behavior and need for self-…

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    convince Tituba to return to her room, Reverend Parris states, “Aye all is well Tituba, let you return to bed” (O’Donnell 2). Just as Miller did, I rearranged the sentence structure to mimic the puritan style of speech. By doing this I was able to make it seem like my characters were actually from the Puritan time. While writing my scene I also wanted to show the class division between the characters like Miller had, so I made Tituba sound uneducated by making her remark, “Abby you put Tituba in…

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