General Critical Lines

Question 1

You are certainly aware of our procedure here (to Willard)

Answer 1

Clear this room

Question 2

I think they both must be arrested in contempt, sir.

Answer 2

Let you write your plea and in due time I will–

Question 3

This is contempt, sir, contempt!

Answer 3

Peace, Judge Hathorne. Do you know who I am, Mister Nurse?

Question 4

She has been strivin’ with her soul all week, Your Honor; she comes now to tell the truth to you.

Answer 4

Who is this?

Question 5

They are also pretending?
Aye, sir.

Answer 5

Indeed. Now, Mr. Proctor, before I decide

Question 6

…any desire to undermine this court?
Why no, sir.

Answer 6

I tell you straight, Mister – I have seen marvels in this court.

Question 7

I come not to hurt the court, I only…

Answer 7

Marshal, go into the Court and bid

Question 8

I’m sure of it, Marshal. Now what deposition do you have for us, Mister Proctor?

Answer 8

An I beg you be clear, open as the sky, and honest.

Question 9

This is contempt of the court, Mister Danforth!

Answer 9

You will surely tell us the name.

Question 10

Then there is a prodigious guilt in the country.

Answer 10

are you afraid to be questioned here?

Question 11

Mister Cheever, will you go into the court and bring the children here.

Answer 11

Mary Warren, how came you to this turnabout? has Mr. proctor threatend you for this deposition?

Question 12

We are desperate, sir; we come here three days now and cannot be heard

Answer 12

Who is this man?

Question 13

They’ve come to overthrow the court, sir! This man is…

Answer 13

I pray you, Mister Paris. Do you know…

Question 14

any desire to undermine this court?
Why, no, sir.

Answer 14

I tell you straight, Mister —

Question 15

and this one will swear she lied to you.

Answer 15

Judge Hathorne!

Question 16

at least this year, and a year is long. What say you, sir?

Answer 16

Clap hands
It is done now.

Question 17

They’ve known the women many years and never saw no sign they had dealings with the devil

Answer 17

How many names are here?

Question 18

I think they ought to be examined, sir.

Answer 18

It is not necessarily an attack, I think. Yet…

Question 19

I think it must be broken, sir

Answer 19

Old man, if your informant tells the truth

Question 20

Therefore, what is left for a lawyer to bring out?

Answer 20

PAUSE
I think I have made my point, have I not?

Question 21

And let you put your heart to rest. Her deposition, Mister Proctor.
I should like to question…

Answer 21

Mr. Parris, I bid you be silent!

Question 22

Mr. Parris, I bid you be silent!

Answer 22

Pause
Sit you down, Mr. Proctor

Question 23

In which she swears that she

Answer 23

never saw familiar spirits, apparitions, nor any manifest of the Devil

Question 24

Abby, don’t do that! Time #1

Answer 24

Mary Warren, do you witch her> I say to you, do you send your spirit out?

Question 25

Whore! How dare you call Heaven!

Answer 25

Man! What do you –

Question 26

Mark her, now she’ll suck a scream to stab me with, but –

Answer 26

You will prove this, this will not pass

Question 27

You will remain where you are. Sit you down!

Answer 27

Mr. Parris, go into the court and bring

Question 28

Ready, sir.

Answer 28

Come here, woman. Look at me only, not at your husband. In my eyes only

Question 29

That is true, sir.

Answer 29

For what cause did you dismiss her? You will look in my eyes only and not at your husband. The answer is in your memory and you need no help to give it to me. Why did you dismiss Abigail Williams?

Question 30

Then he did not turn from you!
He..

Answer 30

Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John proctor

Question 31

I’m not hurting her!

Answer 31

Why does she see this vision?

Question 32

I’m here, I’m here!

Answer 32

Mary Warren – draw back your spirit out of them!

Question 33

Mister Danforth!

Answer 33

Have you compacted with the Devil! Have you?

Question 34

Never, never!

Answer 34

Why can you only repeat you?

Question 35

Stop it.

Answer 35

A little while ago you were afflicted.

Question 36

They’re gulling you, Mister!

Answer 36

Why did you turn about his past two weeks? You have seen the Devil, have you not?

Question 37

Do you keep that black allegiance yet?

Answer 37

What say you?

Question 38

Good morning, Judge Hathorne…

Answer 38

Reverend Hale have no right to enter this…

Question 39

Do you leave him along with the prisoners?

Answer 39

What’s his business here?

Question 40

Many honest people will weep for them, and our good purpose is lost in their tears.

Answer 40

Cheever, give me the list.

Question 41

She is, sir.

Answer 41

What think you, Mister Parris?

Question 42

He have not laid eyes on her these three months. I should summon her.

Answer 42

Is he yet adamnt–Has he struck at you again?

Question 43

Mister Proctor, have you seen the Devil in your life?

Answer 43

Come, man, there is light in the sky; the town waits at the scaffold; I would give out this news. Did you see the Devil

Question 44

Ah, John! you are well, then, eh?

Answer 44

Courage, man, courage–let her witness

Question 45

Now, woman, you surely see it profit nothing’ to keep this conspiracy any further.

Answer 45

Will you confess yourself with him?

Question 46

You have most certainly seen some person with the Devil

Answer 46

Break
Mister Proctor, a score of people

Question 47

You have all witnessed it; what more is needed?

Answer 47

Do you sport with me?

Question 48

I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church the very day they hang for silence!

Answer 48

Mister Proctor, I must have good and legal proof that you..