Question

Reverend Hale arrives at Parris' house. Hale tells Rebecca Nurse that people in his town know her good deeds well. The Putnams describe Ruth's condition to Hale and ask him to examine her, but first Hale prepares to look at Betty. Hale tells everyone in the room that he will not examine Betty unless they accept the fact that witchcraft may not be the reason for her ailment: "I shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no bruise of Hell upon her."

Mrs. Putnam states that Tituba can conjure spirits. Mrs. Putnam admits that she sent Ruth to Tituba so that Tituba could conjure Ruth's dead sisters in order to find out who murdered them.

Goody Nurse leaves when Hale prepares to examine Betty for signs of the Devil because Hale says the process may cause the child pain. Giles Corey tells Hale that his wife Martha has been secretly reading books and that these books prevent him from praying.

Parris tells Hale about Abigail, Betty, and the others dancing in the woods. Hale questions Abigail, and she blames Tituba for everything. Abigail says that Tituba makes her drink blood, plagues her dreams, and tempts her to sin.

Hale questions Tituba and tells her that she can redeem herself by admitting that she has been working with the Devil and by telling him the names of anyone else involved. She admits that she has seen the Devil and that Goody Good and Goody Osburn were with him.

Abigail admits that she has given herself to the Devil by writing her name in his book. She renounces the Devil and says that she wants "the sweet love of Jesus." Abigail also claims to have seen Goody Good and Goody Osburn with the Devil, along with Bridget Bishop. Betty wakes up and claims that she saw George Jacobs and Goody Howe with the Devil. Act I ends with Abigail and Betty naming individuals that they have seen with the Devil.

What is goody putnam's role in this situation? responses
a. she sent ruth to tituba to get answers about her seven dead babies.
b. she is angry at parris for the death of her children.
c. she is starting trouble in order to reach out for land.
d. she is angry at her husband so she went to tituba for help.

Answer 1

Goody Putnam's role is to seek answers about her deceased children by sending her daughter Ruth to Tituba for supernatural assistance, which is best described by option (a).

Step-by-step explanation:

In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, Goody Putnam's role in the situation at Reverend Parris' house is best described by option (a): she sent Ruth to Tituba to get answers about her seven dead babies.

She is deeply troubled by the death of her offspring and turns to what she believes is supernatural assistance to understand these tragedies. This action reflects the overarching theme of hysteria and fear of the unknown, representing the historical context of the Salem witch trials.

It's important to note that Goody Putnam is not motivated by anger towards Parris specifically (option b), nor is she seeking to cause trouble for land (option c), or because of anger at her husband (option d). Her actions are driven by a mother's desperation to make sense of her children's deaths in a society where witchcraft and dealings with the devil are considered possible explanations for such misfortunes.