LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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The Devil’s tool for afflicting others
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God’s instrument to find witchcraft
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An excuse for Parris to whip her
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Political leverage for Putnam to usurp Parris
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the end of Act I, Scene I, Tituba tells an elaborate story of how the devil came to her, asking her to murder Reverend Parris. She says this to ensure no harm will come to her life. Pretending to hear this from the devil and not harming Reverend Parris should keep her from being hanged.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because Tituba is a slave, the villagers side with the girls over her. When Tituba is promised she will be spared if she confesses, she tells them she is a witch, hoping to save her life. Instead, the villagers imprison her and later hang her.
Detailed explanation-3: -After Titbua is accused of witchcraft, she is given an ultimatum: confess or die. Since she is a slave, she knows that no one will believe her version of events. Out of fear, she confesses to being a witch.
Detailed explanation-4: -In a rising tide of religious exultation, Tituba says that she saw four people with the devil. She informs Parris that the devil told her many times to kill him in his sleep, but she refused even though the devil promised to grant her freedom and send her back to her native Barbados in return for her obedience.