The Crucible Essay Quotes Flashcards
- Abigail accusing Tituba
“Don’t lie! She comes to me while I sleep: she’s always making me dream corruptions!”. - Abigail
- Abigail accusing Mary
Oh, Mary, this is a black art to change your shape. - Abigail
- Abigail vanishing
My niece, sir, my niece—I believe she has vanished - Hale
- Abigail threatening girs
I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you
- John name quote
Because it is my name!
- Abigail first accusing others (lowest on social rung)
I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!
- Danforth postpone
There will be no postponement.
- Hale accepting witchcraft
I have seen too many frightful proofs in court—the
Devil is alive in Salem, and we dare not quail to follow
wherever the accusing finger points!
Ms Putnam quote about reputation
There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!
- J.P revelling affair
God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore’s vengeance.
- Quote about trying to convince JP not to let himself hang but him refusing/goodness
I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to
weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such
dogs.
- Quote about with Court or against Danforth
a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it
- JP not convicting people of witchcraft
I speak my own sins: I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.
- Elizabeth allowing JP to hang
He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him
- Danforth quote
You misunderstand, sir; I cannot pardon
these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is
not just.
