The Crucible Quotes

I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you

again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby - Proctor, Act 1

Because it is my name! Because

I cannot have another in my life! - Proctor, Act 4

We are only what we

always were, but naked now - Proctor, Act 2

Is the accusor

always holy now? - Proctor, Act 2

Pontious Pilate! God will not let you

wash your hands of this - Proctor, Act 2

It is a lie!

They are innocent! - Hale, Act 4

Let you rest upon the justice of the court;

the court will send her home, I know it - Hale, Act 2

Only this consider: the world goes mad, and it profit nothing

you should lay the cause to the vengence of a little girl - Hale, Act 2

There are them that will swear to anything

before they’ll hang, have you ever thought of that? - Proctor, Act 2

Cleave to no faith

when faith brings blood - Hale, Act 4

A person is either with this court or he must be

against it, there be no road between - Danforth, Act 3

The entire contention of the state

in these trials is that the voice of heaven is speaking through the children - Danforth, Act 2

I only thought I

saw them, but I did not - Mary Warren, Act 3

Who weeps for these

weeps for corruption - Danforth, Act 4

Postponment now speaks

a floundering on my part - Danforth, Act 4

And yet silent, Minister? It is a fraud,

you know it is a fraud! - Giles Corey, Act 2

Why it is a lie, it is a

lie, how may I damn myself? - Rebecca Nurse, Act 4

Whatever you will do,

it is a good man does it - Goody Proctor, Act 4

It’s a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman,

and will not work for such a woman! - Abigail, Act 1

I will not have it said my name is soiled!

Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar! - Abigial, Act 1

A wild thing

may say wild things - Abigial, Act 1

I never sold myself! I’m a

good girl! I’m a proper girl! - Abigial, Act 1

I done my duty pointing out the Devil’s people —

and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied, questioned” - Abigial, Act 3

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

I never thought you but a good man John — only somewhat bewildered - Goody Procter, Act 1

There be a thousand names,

why does she call mine? - Goody Procter, Act 2

My husband is a good and righteous man… I thought

I saw my husband somewhat turning from me - Goody Procter, Act 3

It is not my soul, John, it is yours…

I have sins of my of my own to count - Goody Procter, Act 4

He have his goodness now.

God forbid I take it from him - Goody Procter, Act 4