(some) Important Quotations Act One: 1. You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor.---page 20 2. But I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again.---page 24 3. There is a prodigious danger in the seeking out of loose spirits.---page 29 4. You think that is god’s work that you should never lose a child and I bury all but one?---page 29 Act Two: 8. It’s winter in here yet.---page 54 9. I do not judge you. The magistrate that sits in your heart judges you.---page 58 10.I never knew before…I remembered everything she done to me.---page 60 11. I must tell you , sir, I will be gone every day now. I am amazed you do not see what mighty work we do. ---page 62 12. Adultery, John.---page 71 13. Herrick, Herrick, it is a needle. ---page 78 Act Three: 14. Come now. You say your only purpose is to free your wife. Good then, she is saved at least this year, and a year is long…will you drop this charge? ---page 96 15. But you must understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it. There will be no road between. ---page 99 16. Do that which is good and no harm will come to thee. ---page 99 17. I cannot give you his name. ---page 101 18. It is a whore. ---page 115 19. No, sir. ---page 119 20. You will confess yourself or you will hang. ---page 123 Act Four: 22. Postponement means a floundering on my part. ---page 135 23. Suspicion kissed you when I did. ---page 144 24. There will be no higher judge under heaven than Proctor is. ---page 144 25. Let Rebecca go like a saint, for me it is a fraud. ---page 145 26. I am John Proctor! You will not use me! ---page 149 27. And there’s your first marvel, that I can. You have made your magic now for I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. ---page 151 28. He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it away from him! ---page 152
(some) Important Quotations
Act One:
1. You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor.---page 20
2. But I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again.---page 24
3. There is a prodigious danger in the seeking out of loose spirits.---page 29
4. You think that is god’s work that you should never lose a child and I bury all but one?---page 29
Act Two:
8. It’s winter in here yet.---page 54
9. I do not judge you. The magistrate that sits in your heart judges you.---page 58
10.I never knew before…I remembered everything she done to me.---page 60
11. I must tell you , sir, I will be gone every day now. I am amazed you do not see what mighty work we do. ---page 62
12. Adultery, John.---page 71
13. Herrick, Herrick, it is a needle. ---page 78
Act Three:
14. Come now. You say your only purpose is to free your wife. Good then, she is saved at least this year, and a year is long…will you drop this charge? ---page 96
15. But you must understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it. There will be no road between. ---page 99
16. Do that which is good and no harm will come to thee. ---page 99
17. I cannot give you his name. ---page 101
18. It is a whore. ---page 115
19. No, sir. ---page 119
20. You will confess yourself or you will hang. ---page 123
Act Four:
22. Postponement means a floundering on my part. ---page 135
23. Suspicion kissed you when I did. ---page 144
24. There will be no higher judge under heaven than Proctor is. ---page 144
25. Let Rebecca go like a saint, for me it is a fraud. ---page 145
26. I am John Proctor! You will not use me! ---page 149
27. And there’s your first marvel, that I can. You have made your magic now for I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. ---page 151
28. He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it away from him! ---page 152