emma quotes

FOR EMMA:

paragraph 1:

 “Very little to distress or vex her”

 “too much their own way”

“none of the usual inducements for women to marry”
 “an excellent young man and will suit Harriet exactly”.

“his object” and “will soon receive the completest proof of it”

 “glory of having schemed successfully”

“inevitably we are drawn to Emma, but inevitably, we hold her deeply at fault.” 

Paragraph 2:

“superior young woman”.

“guided by anyone she looked up to”.

 “improve her” to the “superior young woman” in “her fancy”

“forming her own opinions and manners”

 “what shall I say?” 

“safe, respectable, and happy”

a very pretty girl… with a fine bloom, blue eyes, and a look of great sweetness”
 “natural graces should not be wasted on the inferior society of highbury”

 “determined to continue [her] acquaintance”

Paragraph 3:

disposition to think a little too well of herself,”

 “having rather too much her own way”. 

“blunders… blindness of her own head and heart.”

“ill opinion”

 “is poor… her situation should secure your compassion.” 

 “anger at herself, mortification, and deep concern”. 

 “call upon [miss bates] the very next morning”

Paragraph 4:

 “Growing up with no advantages of connection or improvement”. 

“none of the usual inducements of women to marry.. Fortune i do not want, employment i do not want, consequence i do not want”

 “how much her happiness depended on being first with mr. knightley”

Paragraph 5:

 “account to her aunt contained nothing but the truth, though there might be some truths not told.” 

 “so placed as to see them all” 

It was child’s play, chosen to conceal a deeper game on frank churchill’s part.”

 “observes… his two blinded companions”

FOR CRUCIBLE:

paragraph 1:

 “we burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment”

 describes salem as “paradox”;

 “I saw sarah good with the devil! I saw goody osborne with the devil! I saw bridget bishop with the devil!”

 “fever in her eyes… picks up the chant.”

paragraph 2:

 “let you beware, mr. danforth. Think you to be so mighty that the power of hell may not turn your wits?”

r “vengeance is walking in salem… the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom”

 “abandoned cattle bellow on the highroads, the stink of rotting crops hangs everywhere.”

Paragraph 3:

“waitin’ for [john proctor] every night.” 

 “something better than hope”. 

 “flash of anger”

dismisses her as a “child”.

 “the little crazy children are janging the key sof the kingdom, and common vengenace writes the law!”

paragraph 4:

“waitin’ for [john proctor] every night.” 

 “something better than hope”. 

 “flash of anger”

disisses her as a “child”.

 “the little crazy children are janging the key sof the kingdom, and common vengenace writes the law!”

“Abby, i may think of you softly from time to time” 

“But i will cut off my hand before i’ll ever reach for you again!” 

Proctor fears tarnishing his “good name”.

 “because it is my name! Because i cannot have another in my life! Because i lie and sign myself to lies!” 

“I have known her, sir, i have known her”

paragraph 5:

 “hard proof, hard as rock” 

 “theology… is a fortress”

 “come[s] of [his] own, without the court’s authority”

 “ripping the warrant” 

“the accuser [is] always holy?” 

“the salem meeting house, now serves as the .. court”

 “condemned [seventy-two] to hand” 

“a person is either with this court or… against it”