Which character in the play is compared to Pontius Pilate and why?

Explain John Proctor’s allusion as he tells Hale, “Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!” Proctor equates John Hale to Pontius Pilate, the infamous traitor, and wants Hale to feel guilty for not standing up and stopping Elizabeth’s arrest when he could have vouched for her.

How is hale like Pontius Pilate?

– Example: John proctor calls Reverend Hale, Pontius Pilate. – Explanation: John Proctor calls Reverend Hale puntius pilate because in the bible puntius pilate knows Jesus is innocent but he condemned him to be crucified.

Who was Pontius Pilate in The Crucible?

This is an allusion to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who presided over the trial of Jesus but literally washed his hands in public to wash away any responsibility for Jesus’s death.

Why is Abigail compared to Moses in the crucible?

This is an allusion to the BIBLE. In the Bible, Moses parted the Red Sea so the Israelites could escape Pharaoh’s army. This allusion is used to show how much power Abigail has been given in Salem.

How is hale a broken minister?

How is Hale a “broken minister”? willing to let innocent people be sentenced. Explain Proctor’s quote: Vengeance is walking Salem.” The accusers are carrying out their grudges in the courtroom by claiming their adversaries are witches.

What did Pontius Pilate do?

Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect (governor) of Judaea (26–36 CE) who presided at the trial of Jesus and gave the order for his crucifixion.

What does Abigail mean when she says there be no blush about my name?

When Abigail says “there be no blush about my name”, she means that her character and standing in the community is untarnished. She is communicating that she has committed no wrongs in the eyes of the law, communal norms and God. In this case, she is also saying that her name is ‘white’ or unblemished, or has no flaws.

Who says Abigail should be ripped out of this world?

What does Elizabeth say that makes everyone think that she is guilty of being a witch? “She must be ripped out of this world!” She was referring to Abigail which makes her seem guilty of stabbing her.

What is the tone of Act 2 in The Crucible?

The tone in Act 2 is Contempt. In the Crucible Act one the metaphor is when Abigail stating ” I will not have it said my name is soiled” the significance of this quote is that Abigail is angry because Elizabeth thinks she is having a affair with her husband.

Who said let either of you breathe a word in The Crucible?

Abigail Williams
5. “And mark this. 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.” – Abigail Williams, Act One.

What does Parris mean when he says they will howl me out of Salem yet?

We cannot leap to witchcraft. They will howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house. Here Reverend Parris is speaking to Thomas Putnam in Act I about his fear for his personal reputation and safety if his name and household are linked to witchcraft through his daughter Betty, niece Abigail, and slave Tituba.

Who blamed who in The Crucible?

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wants her way, no matter who she hurts.

Who laid 7 babies unbaptized in the earth?

Reverend Parris
Reverend Parris, I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth.

What does Abigail mean by tear the light out of my eyes?

And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!” In Act 1, Abigail Williams, uttered theses words to John Procter speaking of the past affair with him. Abigail shows how jealous she was of Elizabeth Proctor.

Who drank blood in The Crucible?

Seventeen-‐year-‐old orphan whose parents were killed by Indians. She lives with her uncle, the Rev. Parris, and his daughter, Betty. In a conjuring rite in the forest, where Abigail and other girls dance wildly around a cauldron, Abigail drinks rooster blood in attempt to summon spirits to eliminate Elizabeth Proctor.

Who says oh we’ll be whipped?

Said this when Mary Warren told Abby to confess and and said that they will she will only be whipped for dancing not hanged if accused of witchery. Abby corrects her saying that all of them will be whipped, not only her.

Who said oh we’ll be whipped?

MARY WARREN: We must tell the truth, Abby! You’ll only be whipped for dancin’, and the other things! ABIGAIL: Oh, we’ll be whipped!

Who said I fly to Mama let me fly?

Crucible Review Quote Identification
A B
“I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!” Reverend Hale
“I’ll fly to Mama. Let me fly!” Betty Parris
“And why not, if they must hang for denyin’ it? There are them that will swear to anything before they’ll hang; have you never thought of that!” John Proctor