I think Tituba feels somewhat confused by Mr. Hale's treatment of her because he is so kind. When she is first questioned by Hale, and she denies bewitching the children, Mr. Parris -- also a reverend, and her master -- orders her to confess or he will "take [her] out and whip [her] to her death [...]." Then Mr. Putnam shouts, "This woman must be hanged! She must be taken and hanged!" As a slave, this is the kind of treatment to which...
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