The Crucible" Quotes (Exam Review)

You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor.

Betty Parris

I may think of you softly from time to time, but I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again. We never touched.

John Proctor

He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it away from him!

Elizabeth Proctor

There is a prodigious danger in the seeking out of loose spirits.

Rebecca Nurse

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. And you know I can do it

Abigail Williams

I do not judge you. The magistrate that sits in your heart judges you.

Elizabeth Proctor

You think that is God's work that you should never lose a child and I bury all but one?

Ann Putnam

Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it... it may well be God damns a liar less than he that throws his life away for pride

Reverend Hale

You are not God Elizabeth! Can you not look for some goodness in me and judge me not?

John Proctor

Until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.

Reverend Hale

Let Rebecca go like a saint, for me it is a fraud.

John Proctor

No Abby! Dat be a bad Thing!

Tituba

I mean to crush him utterly if he has shown his face.

Reverend Hale

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang

John Proctor

I must tell you, sir, I will be gone every day now. I am amazed you do not see what mighty work we do.

Mary Warren

Adultery, John.

Elizabeth Proctor

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?

Danforth

Notre Dame is unquestionably the greatest college football program of all time! Starting this year 7-0 is just another example.

Mr. Lopez

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.

Danforth

I cannot give you his name.

Giles Corey

(In response to a serious court question, this person said) No, sir.

Elizabeth Proctor

You will confess yourself or you will hang.

Danforth

My niece, sir, my niece- I believe she has vanished.

Reverend Parris

Postponement means a floundering on my part.

Danforth

Suspicion kissed you when I did.

Elizabeth Proctor

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.

John Proctor

You will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to your death.

Reverend Parris