The Crucible Quotes
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Name: Keleigh Thompson Date: November 25, 2007
Period/ Day The Crucible Quotes 101
Crucible Quote sheet
1. “But if you trafficked with spirits in the forest I must know it now for surely my enemies will, and they will ruin me with it” (10)
Speaking To whom Circumstances Significance
Parris Abigail The girls have been caught dancing in the woods and now Betty is in a coma-like state. Reverend Parris is trying to figure out why and is asking betty if she trafficked with spirits to find another solution as to why betty is the way she is. Parris is more concerned that his enemies could use this information against him than that his niece is in a coma.
2. “They want slaves, not such as I. Let them send to Barbados for that. I will not black my face for any of them!” (11)
Speaking To whom Circumstances Significance
Abigail Parris Parris is discussing with Abigail what he saw when he discovered the girls dancing with Tituba. Abigail is angry that Parris wants her to still work as a servant- she thinks that is a job for black slaves, not white girls.
3. “You drank a charm to kill Goody Procter” (18)
Speaking To whom Circumstances Significance
Betty Parris Abigail Abigail is with Betty Procter as she lies in a coma-like state. All of a sudden betty is talking and Abigail somewhat holds a conversation with her. Abigail never told anyone that she drank a charm to kill Goody Procter and now Betty is exposing the secret that she in fact did.
4. “And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.” (20)
Speaking To whom Circumstances Significance
Abigail Mary Warren and Mercy Lewis Betty has finally begun speaking, asking for her mother and exposing secrets, then goes back into her coma-like state Abigail is angry that Betty exposed her secret and is telling the other girls in the room that she not only doesn’t plan on validating it, but does not want anyone else saying that they heard betty say it was true. This would prove that Abigail and the other girls really were involved in witchcraft.
5. But I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again.” (23)
Speaking To whom Circumstances Significance
John Procter Abigail They are in betty’s bedroom while betty lay in a coma-like state. Abigail wants the relationship between herself and John Procter to be rekindled, but he doesn’t want that to happen because they were...