Name___________________________________________________Section___ English 2 Mr. Horner Date____ The Crucible: Act Four Identify explain the meaning of 10 of the following quotes. Write in ink on looseleaf. 1.) Page 122 “A pair of bluebirds wingin’ southerly, the two of us! Oh, it be a grand transformation.” 2.) Page 125 “There be so many cows wanderin’ the highroads, now their masters are in the jails; and much disagreement who they will belong to now.” “My niece, sir, my niece – I believe she has 3.) Page 126 vanished.” 4.) Page 127 “I tell you what is said here, sir. Andover have thrown out the court, they say, and will have no part of witchcraft.” 5.) Page 128 “Now Mr. Hale’s returned, there is hope, I think – for if he bring even one of these to God, that confession surely damns the others in the public eye, and none may doubt more that they are all linked to Hell.” 6.) Page 128 “You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me. I dare not step outside at night.” 7.) Page 129 “I will not receive a single plea for pardon or postponement” 8.) Page 130 “Excellency, there are orphans wandering from house to house… and no mans knows when the harlots’cry will end his life – and you wonder yet if rebellion’s spoke?” 9.) Page 131 “There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head!!” “Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook 10.) Page 132 my own.” 11.) Page 135 “Great stones they lay upon his chest until he plead aye or nay.” 12.) Page 137 “It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery.” 13.) Page 137 “Forgive me, forgive me, John – I never knew such goodness in the world!” 14.) Page 139 “Mr. Proctor, have you seen the Devil in your life?” “Oh John – God send his mercy on you!” 15.) Page 140 16.) Page 141 “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.” 17.) Page 142 “I have confessed myself! Is there no good penitence but it be public… It is no part of salvation that you should use me!” “I have given you my soul, leave me my 18.) Page 143 name!” 19.) Page 144 20.) Page 145 “Tears pleasure them! Show honor now, show a stony heart and sink them with it!” “He have his goodness now.”