the crucible quotes Flashcards
“His breast heaving…”
“His breast heaving, his eyes staring, Proctor tears the paper and crumples it, and he is weeping in
fury, but erect.”
“He is a sinner…”
“He is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of time, but against his own vision of
decent conduct.”
“She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! …”
“She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly.
God help me, I lusted and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is whore’s vengeance, and you
must see it.”
“[with a cry of his soul] “Because it is my name! …”
“[with a cry of his soul] “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live
without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
“[his eyes full of tears] I can…”
“[his eyes full of tears] I can. And there’s your first marvel, that I can. You have made your magic
now, for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor.”
“He have…”
“He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”
“[trembling, his life collapsing before
him]: I have known her, sir…”
“[trembling, his life collapsing before
him]: I have known her, sir. I have
known her. […] I have made a bell of
my honour! I have rung the doom of
my good name – you will believe me,
Mr Danforth! My wife is innocent,
except she knew a whore when she
saw one!”
‘‘Abby, I think of you…”
‘‘Abby, I think of you softly from time
to time. But I will cut off my hand
before I ever reach for you again.’’
“You forget nothin’ and forgive
nothing…”
“You forget nothin’ and forgive
nothing.’ Learn charity, woman. I
have gone tiptoe in this house all
seven months since she is gone. I
have not moved from there to there
without I think to please you, and still
an everlasting funeral marches
around your heart.”
