General Critical Lines Flashcards
You are certainly aware of our procedure here (to Willard)
Clear this room
I think they both must be arrested in contempt, sir.
Let you write your plea and in due time I will–
This is contempt, sir, contempt!
Peace, Judge Hathorne. Do you know who I am, Mister Nurse?
She has been strivin’ with her soul all week, Your Honor; she comes now to tell the truth to you.
Who is this?
They are also pretending?
Aye, sir.
Indeed. Now, Mr. Proctor, before I decide
…any desire to undermine this court?
Why no, sir.
I tell you straight, Mister – I have seen marvels in this court.
I come not to hurt the court, I only…
Marshal, go into the Court and bid
I’m sure of it, Marshal. Now what deposition do you have for us, Mister Proctor?
An I beg you be clear, open as the sky, and honest.
This is contempt of the court, Mister Danforth!
You will surely tell us the name.
Then there is a prodigious guilt in the country.
are you afraid to be questioned here?
Mister Cheever, will you go into the court and bring the children here.
Mary Warren, how came you to this turnabout? has Mr. proctor threatend you for this deposition?
We are desperate, sir; we come here three days now and cannot be heard
Who is this man?
They’ve come to overthrow the court, sir! This man is…
I pray you, Mister Paris. Do you know…
any desire to undermine this court?
Why, no, sir.
I tell you straight, Mister —
and this one will swear she lied to you.
Judge Hathorne!
at least this year, and a year is long. What say you, sir?
Clap hands
It is done now.
They’ve known the women many years and never saw no sign they had dealings with the devil
How many names are here?
I think they ought to be examined, sir.
It is not necessarily an attack, I think. Yet…
I think it must be broken, sir
Old man, if your informant tells the truth
Therefore, what is left for a lawyer to bring out?
PAUSE
I think I have made my point, have I not?
And let you put your heart to rest. Her deposition, Mister Proctor.
I should like to question…
Mr. Parris, I bid you be silent!
Mr. Parris, I bid you be silent!
Pause
Sit you down, Mr. Proctor
In which she swears that she
never saw familiar spirits, apparitions, nor any manifest of the Devil
Abby, don’t do that! Time #1
Mary Warren, do you witch her> I say to you, do you send your spirit out?
Whore! How dare you call Heaven!
Man! What do you –
Mark her, now she’ll suck a scream to stab me with, but –
You will prove this, this will not pass
You will remain where you are. Sit you down!
Mr. Parris, go into the court and bring
Ready, sir.
Come here, woman. Look at me only, not at your husband. In my eyes only
That is true, sir.
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?
Then he did not turn from you!
He..
Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John proctor
I’m not hurting her!
Why does she see this vision?
I’m here, I’m here!
Mary Warren – draw back your spirit out of them!
Mister Danforth!
Have you compacted with the Devil! Have you?
Never, never!
Why can you only repeat you?
Stop it.
A little while ago you were afflicted.
They’re gulling you, Mister!
Why did you turn about his past two weeks? You have seen the Devil, have you not?
Do you keep that black allegiance yet?
What say you?
Good morning, Judge Hathorne…
Reverend Hale have no right to enter this…
Do you leave him along with the prisoners?
What’s his business here?
Many honest people will weep for them, and our good purpose is lost in their tears.
Cheever, give me the list.
She is, sir.
What think you, Mister Parris?
He have not laid eyes on her these three months. I should summon her.
Is he yet adamnt–Has he struck at you again?
Mister Proctor, have you seen the Devil in your life?
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
Ah, John! you are well, then, eh?
Courage, man, courage–let her witness
Now, woman, you surely see it profit nothing’ to keep this conspiracy any further.
Will you confess yourself with him?
You have most certainly seen some person with the Devil
Break
Mister Proctor, a score of people
You have all witnessed it; what more is needed?
Do you sport with me?
I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church the very day they hang for silence!
Mister Proctor, I must have good and legal proof that you..
