John Proctor Quotes for Power of One Essay



John Proctor Quotes for Power of One Essay

In response to discussion of Rebecca Nurse being accused of witchery p. 32

“I have no knowledge in that line. But it’s hard to think so pious a women be secretly a Devil’s bitch after seventy year of such good prayer.”

In response to Reverend Hale questioning the Proctors p.33

“I have no witness and cannot prove it, except my word be taken. But I know the children’s sickness has naught to do with witchcraft… Mr. Parris discovered them sportin’ in the woods. They were startled and took sick.”

In response to Elizabeth’s arrest and Hale’s assurance that “if she be innocent…” p.36

“If she is innocent? Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem – vengeance is walking Salem…now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!”

In response to Mary Warren refusal to tell the courts the truth about faking p. 38

“Make your peace with it! Now Hell and heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretense is ripped away – make your peace! Peace. It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now. . . And the wind, God’s icy wind will blow!”

While presenting the petition of supporters of the arrested women to Danforth p. 42

“These are all landholding farmers, members of the church. If you’ll notice, sir – they’ve known the women many years and never saw no sign they had dealings with the Devil.”

While presenting Mary Warren’s deposition to Danforth p. 44

“This is Mary Warren’s deposition. I would ask you remember, sir, while you read it, that until two week ago she were no different than the other children are today…She swears now that she never saw Satan; not any spirit, vague or clear, that Satan may have sent to hurt her. And she declares her friends are lying now.”

During John’s confession of adultery in court to discredit Abigail p. 49

“A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now. I beg you, sir, I beg you - see her what she is. . . 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 a whore’s vengeance, and you must see it…”

In response to himself being charged with witchcraft by Danforth p. 52

“For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud – God damns our kind especially and we will burn, we will burn together!”

As he is tearing up his confession to avoid execution p. 62

“You’ have made your magic now, for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such dogs. (To Elizabeth) Give them no tear! Tears pleasure them! Show honor now, show a stony heart and sink them with it!”

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