The Slavecible: The Crucible

1. Who am I?

I am a black slave woman named Tituba. My parents Abiodun and Abiona, were originally from Yoruba Nigeria before they were captured from their villages in Nigeria, brought to Barbados and sold into slavery. They worked in Rev. Parris’ plantation for many years and that is where I was conceived. Similar to my parents, I worked in Rev. Parris’ plantation until I was twelve years old. After a hurricane hit Barbados and destroyed many plantations, Rev. Parris separated me from my parents and bought me to live in Salem, Massachusetts. In Salem, I keep my culture that I learned in Barbados by speaking my native language, dancing, pouring libations to remember my ancestors, and I make my own traditional medicines. I don’t believe that

Tituba enters and Abigail starts accusing her, even more, claiming that Tituba makes her dream corruptions at night when she is sleeping makes her laugh at prayers, and forces her to do things she does not want to do. Tituba is shocked by all of this and wonders why Abigail is accusing her. Tituba rejects Abigail’s accusations and claims that Abigail is simply lying but nobody in the room believes her. Mister Hale and Rev. Parris are pressuring Tituba to confess but Tituba continues to reject the accusations. However, when Thomas Putnam says that Tituba should be hanged, she realizes that the only way she can save herself is to falsely confess to having communicated with the devil. She Kneels down and pleads with Mister Hale not to hang her and then she confesses that the devil begs her to work for him but she always refuses. Mister Hale praises her for this and says that promises to set her free from the devil. Tituba also confesses that the devil wants him to kill Rev. Parris and this shocks everyone in the room. She also falsely accuses other Sarah Good and Goody Osbourn by saying that they are witches and that she has seen these people with the

I have been like Betty’s mother since I have taken care of her since she was a little baby. I have raised her, shared my Barbados stories with her and even played with her when she needed someone to play with.

My relationship with Abigail is manipulative. Because Abigail is Betty’s cousin and lives in Rev. Parris’ home, I have to obey her. My relationship with her is manipulative because she constantly manipulates me into practicing rituals that she considers to be witchcraft. I usually accept to do them because I know that failure to do so would result in punishment. This is because Abigail has a habit of falsely accusing me of the things that go wrong in the house.

My relationship with Ann and Thomas Putnam and mister Hale is based on an inferiority complex. Since Tituba is a black slave, she is seen as inferior that all the other members of the society. Here, Ann and Thomas Putnam are important people in the society so I have to submit to their requests and also to that of Mister Hale.

7. What do I