The Crucible Quotations
Act I~¡§And you must. You are no wintry man. I know you, John. I know you. I cannot sleep for dreamin; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I¡¦d find you comin¡¦ through some door.¡¨-pg 23 (Abigail)**This passage shows repetition, rambling, wondering. It also shows the emotion of Abigail. Telling the reading that Abigail is cunning, deceiving. This sets a soft tone where Abigail is talking to her Proctor who she once had an affair with. Act II~¡§Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer! How do you go to Salem when I forbid it? DO you mock . . .
He was sweating which shows that he was nervuse. Elizabeth still has the memory of Abigail and his husband¡¦s affair from the pass. He probably forgotten it on purpose for he does not want to remember the law of ¡¥adultery¡¦. ¡¨-pg 111 (Elizabeth) ¡§Your husband-did he indeed turns from you?¡¨-pg 113 (Danforth) ¡§My husband- is a goodly man, sir. Thou shalt¡K¡¨-pg 67 (Proctor) **This passage is very ironic because Proctor has forgotten the law that he has just recently broken. Act III~¡§She-dissatisfied me¡K And my husband. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor¡¦s goods, not make unto thee any graven image. Act III~¡§¡KThe law, based on the Bible, and the Bible, writ by Almighty God, forbid the practice of witchcraft, and describe death as the penalty thereof¡K¡¨-pg 102 (Danforth) **This shows how the Puritans believes strongly on God and that the God and the Bible is everything are always right- how narrow minded they are. me? I¡¦ll whip you if you dare leave this house again. Act III~¡§He¡¦s come to overthrow this court, Your Honor!¡¨-pg 92 (Parris) **The significant of this quote is that Reverend Parris repeatedly accuses of Proctor and others for over throwing the court because f Proctor loses his case, everyone who supported him will be destroyed. ¡¨-pg 55 (Proctor) **This passage shows how Proctor is very mad at his wife for not trusting him. ¡¨-pg 113 (Elizabeth) **The Questioning of Elizabeth from Danforth is an irony. Arthur Miller stated that Elizabeth is an honest woman who never lies, however, she lied in order to defend her husband and to save Proctor¡¦s name; even though she knows that Proctor had an affair with Abigail.
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