There is always blatant lies someone tells and everyone else believes, and even worse, it affects the other’s reputation in ways more than one.
In The Crucible, the most significant scene that played is that after Abigail led the witchcraft practice in the forest with the girls, she accuses Tibuta to be the head of all of it after being confronted by Reverend Hale. In Tibuta’s perspective, I can really notice her feelings from her tone and emotion, first having fun dancing in the woods, together doing the same thing, but when troubles come, one jumps out to blame the other as if first come first serve.
“Abigail: Don’t lie! To Hale: She comes to me while I sleep; she’s always making me dream corruptions!
Tibuta: Why you say that, Abby?” (Miller, 41).
It is significant that Abigail lies by telling Tibuta to not lie, and Abigail really took hold of this dialogue trying to convince Reverend Hale about his original accusation, knowing that he just wants someone, anyone to take blame in this trouble. The character traits are completely different and somehow opposite, in Abigail’s perspective, she basically wants Tibuta to die at this point, because the false accusation already gave it away and Abigail knows that it’ll never go backwards. Tibuta, still in shock of all of this sudden accuse, doesn’t know how to fight back as Abigail has taken hold on this conversation. Finally, with some physical support from Reverend Hale, Tibuta helplessly took the accusation.
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“Hale: You have confessed yourself to witchcraft, and that speaks a wish to come to Heaven’s side. And we will bless you, Tibuta” (Miller, 43).
It is always frustrating to clean up after someone, or to be accused of something that I never did. As the one being blamed often, I always ask myself “how can people believe lies when the truth is so obvious?” and become so frustrated about why I have no one to blame if it seems so easy for others. In The Crucible, death penalties were everywhere, and that’s why the people in Salem are afraid that they have no one to blame because accusations and playacting will keep coming.
I think the connection between the crucible and your thought is so true. When people started to lie, they can’t stop and they don’t want to take the blame so it always frustrated for the people that take the blame even though they did nothing. I like your last paragraph it gives the audience to feel in the situation that Tibuta has.
Hi Brain, as much as I like how you make a connection with making blatant lies that result in damaging to someone else’s reputation. I completely understand taking the blame for someone else’s misbehavior might be frustrating. However, I wonder whether the only solution to the accusation from other people is to continue and accuse of the next victim. If I were Tituba, I wouldn’t blame the next victim, since I’m well aware of the harm caused by a wrongful accusation, especially from a close friend. I will try to prove my innocence from the accusation since outside objective judgments should stop the harm. does playacting continue to accuse other people harm the relationship and damage the community? is there an alternative to stop the harm?
Hi Brian, i do agree that its frustrating that people believe in lies. However, how does this frustration relate to blaming others. People are frustrated because they want to remain truthful, blaming others defeats this purpose. Maybe this was the mindset the people had in Salem during the time, but i believe that people want to remain truthful to god and not sin