Common Mod Quotes Flashcards
Mary Warren Quote 1/4
First characterised as a “naive, lonely girl” through authorial intrusion, Mary Warren’s behaviour is inconsistent with this as she acts purely out of self-preservation.
Mary Warren Quote 2/4
When Proctor takes Mary Warren to the court, she swears her honesty on her religious faith, “I cannot lie no more. I am with God”.
Mary Warren Quote 3/4
Seeing it as her only way to escape social ostracism from the court and her community, she begins “pointing at Proctor” yelling “You’re the devil’s man!”.
Mary Warren Quote 4/4
Miller positions his audience to view Mary Warren’s actions as unscrupulous as the hysterical people of Salem immediately being “Prais[ing] God” as if her false accusation of Proctor was some sort of heavenly act.
Hale Quote 1/5
Reverend Hale is characterised through authorial intrusion to be an intelligent and pious man of integrity, devoted to perceiving the world as “still gripped between two diametrically opposed absolutes”.
Hale Quote 2/5
Reverend Hale’s belief that “the devil is precise” leads to his prideful attempt to rid Salem of the “devil” in Acts 1 and 2.
Hale Quote 3/5
However, by act 3, Hale comes to realise the extent of his actions as he discovers he has “signed away the soul” of Rebecca Nurse, known to be pure and moral.
Hale Quote 4/5
As Hale’s hands shake “as with a wound”, Miller represents the intense regret that has consumed Hale, realising that his pursuit of goodness has paradoxically led to evil and the death of innocent people.
Hale Quote 5/5
In light of this, the audience sees a shift in Hale’s fixed mindset as he vows to “shut [his] conscience to it no more.”, regarding his dogmatic beliefs and relying purely on those who swear by God.
Proctor Quote 1/4
Proctor is initially described as “a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time but against his own version of decent conduct” through authorial intrusion.
Proctor Quote 2/4
Proctor’s lack of personal integrity results in an immense self-hatred due to his sins, as “ the magistrate that sits in [his] heart judges [him]”.
Proctor Quote 3/4
When Proctor decides to preserve his integrity and accept punishment, he does not allow for such to taint his name, “because it is [his] name!”.
Proctor Quote 4/4
Within Proctor’s last section of dialogue, he finally sees some goodness within himself, “Not enough to weave a banner, but enough to keep it from such dogs”.
Salem Quote 1/2
Brandon Sanderson stated, “A river is easier to channel than to stop”, metaphorically referring to it being easier to follow the ‘crowd’ than to question what is being presented.
Salem Quote 2/2
As Hale, a person with great authority within the town of Salem states, “The devil is alive in Salem, we do not quail to follow wherever the accusing finger points,” so beginning the motif of accusing others despite being presented with no evidence of proof.
