Crucible Scene 2 Critical Lines Flashcards
Corey: They’re telling’ lies about my wife, sir, I…
Danforth: Then you take it upon yourself to decide what this court shall believe and what it shall set aside?
Corey: Your Excellency, I only said she were readin’ books, sir, and they come and take her out of my house for…
What books, what…?
Hale: Excellency, he claims hard evidence for his wife’s defense. I think that in all justice you must…
Then let him submit his evidence in proper affidavit.
Hale: I think you must hear the girl sir, she…
Peace. What would you tell us, Mary Warren?
Parris: They’ve come to overthrow the court, sir! This man is…
Danforth: I pray you, Mr. Parris. Do you know, Mister Proctor…
Proctor: Why, I…I would free my wife, sir…
There lurks nowhere in your heart
Proctor: These are my friends. Their wives are also…
I judge you not, sir. Sit you down.
Proctor: I come not to hurt the court, I only…
Marshal, go into the Court and bid Judge Stoughton and Judge Sewall declare recess for one hour.
Proctor: I am no lawyer, so I’ll
The pure in heart need no lawyers.
Nurse: These are all covenanted Christians, sir…
Then I am sure they may have nothing to fear.
Nurse: I have brought trouble on these people, I have…
No, old may, you have not hurt these people if they are of good conscience.
Corey: I cannot give you no name, sir, I cannot…
You are a foolish old man. Mister Cheever, begin the record.
Danforth: …the name of him who reported Mister Thomas Putnam a common murderer.
Hale: Excellency…
Mister Hale
Hale: There is a prodigious fear of this court in the country…
Then there is a prodigious guilt in the country.
Proctor: She even testified that Satan, in the form of women now in jail, tried to win her soul away, and then when she refused…
We know all this
Hale: In God’s name, sir, stop here; send him home and let him come again with a lawyer…
Now look you, Mister Hale…
Hale: But this child claims the girls are not truthful, and if they are not…
That if precisely what I am about to consider, sir.
Parris: I should like to question…
Mister Parris, I bid you be silent!
Parris: Excellency, since I come to Salem this man is blackening my name. He…
In a moment, sir.
Parris: I can only say, sir, that I never found any of them–naked, and this man is…
You discovered them dancing in the woods?
Parris: I myself picked you up many times, and your skin were icy. Mister Danforth, you…
I saw that many times.
Abigail: Beware of it! There is…
What is it, child?
Parris: Now here, here…!
You charge–
Proctor: Mark her, now she’ll suck a scream to stab me with, but–
You will prove this, this will not pass.
Proctor: A man will not cast away his good name, sir, you surely know that–
In what time…? In what time, in what place?
Danforth: In what way dissatisfied you?
Elizabeth: She were…
Woman, look at me!
Elizabeth: I thought I saw my husband somewhat turning from me. And this girl…
Look at me!
Hale: By my oath to heaven, I believe him, and I pray you call back his wife before we…
she spoke nothing of lechery, and this man lies!
Abigail: My face? My face?!
Proctor: Mr. Hale…
Be quiet!
Mary: I’ll not hang with you! I love God, I love God–
He bid you do the Devil’s work?
Nurse:We are desperate, sir; we come here three days now and cannot be heard
Who is this man?
Hathorne: This is contempt, sir, contempt!
Peace, Judge Hathorne. Do you know who i am, Mister nurse?
She has been striving with her soul all week, Your Honor; she comes now to tell the truth to you
Who is this?
Danforth: speaking through the children?
Proctor: I know that, sir.
And you, Mary Warren
Danforth: They are also pretending?
Mary: Aye, sir
Indeed. Now, Mister Proctor, before I decide
It is. And you will surely know it.
I take it you came here to declare this revelatoin in the open court before the public?
It is the children only, and this one will sweaer she lied to you.
Judge Hathorne!
