I am blind now I cannot see
Tituba ends her testimony, emphasizing the subjective nature of spectral evidence. Much of her story is shaped by what she believes will protect her.
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(H) doe you see who it is that torments these children now (T) yes it is goode good she hurts them in her own shape
She claims Sarah Good can harm children physically. Tituba’s story implicates others, possibly to divert blame from herself.
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4 women #(and) sometimes hurt the children, (H) who were they? (T) goode Osburn and Sarah good and I doe not know who the other were
Tituba accuses other women of harming children. This was likely a strategy to protect herself, showing how accusations could be used to shift suspicion onto others.
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the devil came to me and bid me serve him
Tituba claims the Devil appeared and forced her to serve him. By framing herself as under the Devil’s influence, she confirms the Puritan expectation of witchcraft, even though she may not be guilty.
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Marijon, E., Karam, N., Jost, D., Perrot, D., Frattini, B., Derkenne, C., Sharifzadehgan, A., Waldmann, V., Beganton, F., Narayanan, K., Lafont, A., Bougouin, W., & Jouven, X. (2020). Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic in Paris, France: A population-based, observational study. The Lancet Public Health, 5(8), e437–e443. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30117-1
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