Hale: "You are God's instrument put in our hands to discover the Devil's agents among us" (46).
Reverend John Hale of Beverly had a different reaction to the actions of Tituba. Unlike Parris "I will take you out and whip you to your death" (44) and Putnam "She must be taken and hanged" (44), he saw Tituba's ability to speak with the dead as a gift, a gift from God. A gift to guide in the cleansing of others. Is Tituba's confession going to help Betty's situation or will it not make a difference?
Giles: "Martha, my wife. I have waked at night many a time and found her in a corner, readin' of a book. Now what do you make of that?" (40).
In this quote, Giles Corey admits that he has been seeing his wife, Martha Corey, taking part in some suspicious activity. Giles claims that while Martha is reading that book he is unable to pray, and once that book is closed his ability to pray comes up again. Giles asks Reverend Hale for guidance. Now Martha Corey is the woman at the beginnin of the play who was accused of going into a man's bedroom at night and nearly suffocating him. Does the book that Martha is constantly reading and these accusations go hand in hand?
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