Look no further! We have 50 quotes and 4 topics that will help you spark good ideas. With that in mind, here are some important quotes from The Crucible that demonstrate some irony. In the second act, the effects of the trials begin to reverberate in the courtroom. Mary Warren feels justified, asks for it, and receives respect (to some extent) because she is now in a greater position of power. And Maria is not the only one to benefit from the additional respect shown to the girls concerned, as shown in the following quote. This pair of quotes shows both the ironic concept: as far as the audience understands, the only person who seems to judge Proctor is not Elizabeth, but Proctor himself. There`s also a bit of premonition with “like I`m going to go to court,” as Proctor will do in Act 3. Select at least three notable lines from Act 2. Enter them below (enter the page number in parentheses at the end of the quote). Explain for each the context (what happens in the room) and the meaning (why the quote is important/meaningful to the room). Proctor is here the voice of common sense, as a counterpoint to Hale`s attitude “Don`t question the process.” Unlike Hale, Proctor realizes that accusations can only be reliable to the extent that you can trust the accuser, and Proctor has reason to believe that at least one of the accusations is motivated by a thirst for revenge. There is also a premonition in this quote, because at the end of this act Hale is full of worries, and at the end of the play Hale feels that he has “blood on [his] head” (p.
121). #46: Just this consideration: The world is going crazy, and it`s useless, you should lay the cause of a little girl`s revenge. In this quote, Danforth shows the terrible effect of the logical expansion of belief in witchcraft. Of course, the part he leaves out of his discussion is whether victims are trustworthy or not – just because they “testify” doesn`t mean they speak honestly – but it`s a blind spot for Danforth. Danforth may not be able to imagine women or children lying to him (a judge!) because of social prejudice; but his attitude is also influenced, at least to some extent, by the fear of witchcraft that permeates Puritan society. At the beginning of the play, the power Abigail possesses is relatively minimal. She is able to threaten physical violence to get other girls to follow her orders, but that`s about as far as her influence goes. She could never say what she says in this quote, for example, to her uncle Parris and get away with it. The second big theme of The Crucible (and one that teachers often ask) is fear and hysteria. The fear caused by the thought of supernatural evil in Salem causes the characters in the play to turn a blind eye to logic and instead believe claims that are not supported by real “rock-hard” evidence. Below are some quotes from Crucible related to this topic.
To discover the best melting pot quotes you should remember, read on! Here are other quotes that show the concern of the people of Salem with the reputation and pride they have in their names. As an exercise to deepen your understanding of the book, try to explain how each individual shows their concern for name, reputation, or pride. #23: A person may think that God is sleeping, but God sees everything, I know it now. I beg you, sir, I beg you – see what it is. She thinks of dancing with me at my wife`s grave! Well, she could, because I was thinking about her quietly. May God help me, I have desired, and there is a promise in such sweat. But this is the revenge of a whore. Many of Crucible`s quotes fall into the category of “dramatic irony,” which is the irony that arises when there is a gap between what a character thinks or says and what the audience knows to be true. It`s hardly surprising that there`s so much irony in The Crucible – after all, one of the main causes of conflict in the play is hypocrisy. See if you can answer these questions yourself on this quote: What are the implications of this quote? How has the power dynamic in the city changed from the beginning of the play to this point? One could argue that Giles didn`t intentionally accuse his wife of witchcraft and that he just wanted to ask the witchcraft expert about his wife`s strange behavior, that`s all. However, if that were the case, this quote shows how even those who are not caught up in hysterical claims or fear can be affected. #2: I`ll tell you what Salem does – revenge is Salem.
Lynn Chen is a content writer at Art of Smart Education and a communications student at UTS with a focus on creative writing. Lynn`s articles have been published in Vertigo, The Comma and Shut Up and Go. In her spare time, she also writes poems.