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Herrick's willingness to join Sarah and Tituba is noteworthy because he is no longer afraid of the idea of the Devil, nor is he afraid of Sarah or Tituba. Having internalized the accusations of witchcraft, they now use them to create an escape from their situation. They tell Herrick that the Devil will transform them into birds so that they can fly to Barbados. Cold weather, deplorable living conditions, and the lack of food have made them delusional. Sarah and Tituba have been in prison so long that they have come to believe that they are in league with the Devil. The court has already executed twelve people from Salem, and has scheduled seven more to die today.Īlthough Tituba was told in Act I that she would be spared if she revealed her alliance with the Devil, along with her knowledge of other individuals 'in truck' with the Devil, she has in fact been imprisoned. Act I opened in the spring of 1692, and the season is now fall. Several months have passed since the action in the play began. They plan to fly to Barbados with the Devil. Sarah and Tituba tell Herrick that they are waiting for the Devil. Marshall Herrick wakes up Sarah Good and Tituba to move them to a different cell. SARAH GOOD: Oh, is it you, Marshal! I thought sure you be the Devil comin’ for us.Act IV begins in the Salem jail.

He drinks, and Sarah Good comes and peers up into his face. HERRICK, taking out a flask: Get along with you now, clear this place. TITUBA: That don’t look to me like His Majesty look to me like the marshal. HERRICK: Go to the north cell this place is wanted now. SARAH GOOD, rising in her rags: Oh, Majesty! Comin‘, comin’! Tituba, he’s here, His Majesty’s come! HERRICK: Sarah, wake up! Sarah Good! He then crosses to the ot. He goes to a bench and nudges a bundle of rags lying on it. Presently footsteps are heard coming down a corridor beyond the wall, keys rattle, and the door swings open. The place is in darkness but for the moonlight seeping through the bars. To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:Īt the back is a high barred window near it, a great, heavy door.

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