Act 2 Section 3 Flashcards
Good night
Oh, the noose, the noose is up!
They’ll be no noose
She wants me dead. I knew all week it would come to this!
They dismissed it. You heard her say-
And what of tomorrow? She will cry me out until they take me!
Sit you down
She wants me dead, John, you know it!
I say sit down! Now we must be wise, Elizabeth.
Oh, indeed, indeed!
Fear nothing. I’ll find Ezekiel Cheever. I’ll tell him she said it were all sport.
John, with so many in the jail, more than Cheevers help is needed now, I think. Would you favor me with this? Go to Abigail.
What have I to say to Abigail?
John- grant me this. You have a faulty understanding of young girls. There is a promise made in any bed-
What promise!
Spoke or silent a promise is surely made. And she may dote on it now- I am sure she does- and thinks to kill me, then to take my place. It is her dearest hope John I know it. There be 1000 names; why does she call mine? There be a certain danger and calling such a name – I am no Goody Good that sleeps in ditches, nor Osborne drunk and halfwitted. She’d dare not call out such a Farmer’s wife but there be monsters profit in it. She thinks to take my place, John.
She cannot think it!
John, have you ever shown her somewhat of contempt? She cannot pass you in the church but you will blush-
I may blush for my sin
I think she sees another meaning in that blush
And what see you? What see you Elizabeth?
I think you are somewhat ashamed, for I am there and she so close
When will you know me woman? Were I stone I would have cracked for shame this seven month!
Then go and tell her she’s a whore. Whatever promise she may sense- break it John break it
Good then. I’ll go
Oh how unwillingly
…But pray, begrudge me not my anger!
Your anger! I only ask you-
Woman, am I so base? Do you truly think me base?
I never called you base.
