Crucible Quotes Flashcards

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“I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it”

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Proctors bravery/her - protecting others than himself.

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“Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!”

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Metaphor = E. Cold hearted

E. Unforgiving of P. Affair - increasing p’s guilt

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“the man dreams cathedrals, not clapboards meet’ houses”

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Metaphor- showing parris’s character = materialistic, greedy and doesn’t care about his religion, prefers objects.
Proctor trying to tell Hale, Hale does not trust P.
Proctor = not afraid to speak out - independent and strong headed

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“Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning with as clean as God’s fingers?”

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RQ
Proctor= thinking the questions are so obvious they do not need answering.
Proctor- shocked that people are believing the accusers are faithful to God.
Proctor’s character.

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“I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem - vengeance is walking Salem”

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Revenge theme
the devil is walking Salem, yet it is not the “real” devil he is referring to the people who are accusing the innocent people of witchcraft.
Proctor’s character.

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