THE CRUCIBLE (Judge Hawthorn)

Question 1

(Scene 3:2 begins)

Answer 1

Now Martha Corey, there is abundant evidence in our hands to show that you have given yourself to the reading of fortunes. Do you deny it?

Question 2

Martha: I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is

Answer 2

How do you know then that you are not a witch?

Question 3

Martha: if I were I would know it

Answer 3

Why do you hurt these children?

Question 4

Corey: your hearing lies, lies!

Answer 4

Arrest him, Excellency!

Question 5

Corey: they’ll be hanging my wife’

Answer 5

How do you dare come roarin into this court! Are you gone daft, Corey?

Question 6

Danforth: Indeed! I am amazed to find you in such uproar - I have only good report of your character, Mister Nurse

Answer 6

I think they must both be arrested in contempt , sir

Question 7

Nurse: we have proof of it, sir. They are all deceiving you

Answer 7

This is contempt sir, contempt!

Question 8

Danforth: Judge Hathorne!

Answer 8

Aye, she’s the one

Question 9

Parris: … And I think you will want to know, from each and every one of them, what discontents them with you!

Answer 9

I think they ought to be examined sir.

Question 10

Proctor: Aye. This is Mister Corey’s deposition

Dnaforth: Oh?

Answer 10

What lawyer drew this Corey?

Question 11

Corey; the problem is there! I have it from an honest man who heard Put an say it! The day his daughter cried out on Jacobs, he said she’d given him a fair gift of land

Answer 11

And the name of this man?

Question 12

Corey: what name?

Answer 12

The man that give you this information

Question 13

Corey: Why I… I cannot give you his name

Answer 13

And why not?

Question 14

You know well why not! He’ll lay in jail if I give his name!

Answer 14

This is contempt of the court, Mister Danforth!

Question 15

Parris: The Devil lives on such confidences! Without confidence there could be no conspiracy, your honor!

Answer 15

I think it must be broken, sir.

Question 16

Corey: Ay, now she is solemn and goes to hang people!

Danforth: Quite, man…

Answer 16

Surely it have no bearing on the question, sir. He charges contemplation of murder.

Question 17

Danforth: But she have danced?

Parris: Aye, sir

Answer 17

Excellency, will you permit me?

Question 18

Pray, proceed

Answer 18

You say you never saw no spirits, Mary. were never threatened or afflicted by any manifest of the Devil or the Devils agents?

Question 19

Mary: no sir

Answer 19

And yet, when people accused of witchery confronted you in court, you would faint, saying their spirits came out of their bodies and choked you…

Question 20

Proctor: She only pretended to faint, Your Excellency. they’re all marvelous pretenders

Answer 20

Then can she pretend to faint now?

Question 21

Danforth: Thought you saw them!

Mary: But I did not, your honor

Answer 21

How could you think you saw them unless you saw them?

Question 22

Mercy: Your Honor, I freeze!

Proctor: They’re pretending!

Answer 22

She is cold, Your Honor, touch her!

Question 23

Danforth: Beware hard drink l, Marshal

Willard: Aye, sir

Answer 23

Let you question Hale, Excellency; I should not be suprised he have been preachin’ in Andover lately.

Question 24

Danforth: We’ll come to that; speak nothin of Andover. Parris prays with him. That’s strange.

Answer 24

I think sometimes Parris has a mad look these days.

Question 25

Danforth: Mad?

Answer 25

I met him yesterday coming out of his house, and I bid him good morning - and he wept, and went his way. I think it is not well the village sees him so unsteady.

Question 26

Parris: Excellency, a moment

Answer 26

Do you leave him alone with the prisoners?

Question 27

Parris: Excellency, I think they be aboard a ship. My daughter tells me now she heard them speakin of ships last week and tonight I discover my… strongbox is broke into.

Answer 27

She have robbed you?!

Question 28

Parris: I tell you what is said here, sir, Andover have thrown out the court, they say, and will have no part of witchcraft, there be a faction here feeding on that news, and I tell you true, sir, I fear there will be riots here.

Answer 28

Riot! - Why, at every execution I have seen naught but high satisfaction in the town.

Question 29

Parris: … Let Rebecca stand upon the gibbet and send up some righteous prayer, and I fear she’ll wake a vengeance on you.

Answer 29

Excellency, she is condemned a witch. The court have…

Question 30

Hale: Goody Proctor… I have gone this three month like our lord into rhe wilderness. I have sought a Christian to Ay for damnations doubled on a minister who counsels men to lie

Answer 30

It is no lie, you cannot speak of lies…

Question 31

Elizabeth: … I never knew how I should say my love. It were a cold house I kept…

Answer 31

What say you, Proctor? The sun is soon up.

Question 32

Proctor : I want my life

Answer 32

You’ll confess yourself?!

Question 33

Proctor: I will have my life.

Answer 33

God be praised! - It is a providence! He will confess! Proctor will confess!

Question 34

Proctor: She has not been a girl these fifteen years, Your Honor.

Answer 34

But a poppet will keep fifteen years, will it not?