Reputation vs integrity Flashcards
Abigails Act 1 after accused of bing discharged from the proctors for less noble reasons
“she hates me, uncle, for i would not be her slave. It’s a bitter woman, a lying, cold, snivelling woman”
Abigails outburst after parris accuses her of having a blackened name. Act 1
“my name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled”
abigail throwing others under bus Act 1
“Not I, sir- Titube and Ruth”
Abigail threatening girls to save herself Act 1
“let either of you breate a word”…“I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and i will bring a pointy reconing”
proctor Act 1 regretful and aware of his mistake yet will admit it
“i may have looked up”
Act 1 proctor not afraid to speak his truth even agaisnt highers of the village
“i ay speak my heart I think!”
Act 2 proof that reputation is abling abigail to be cruel, conniving
“she speak of abigail, and I thought she were a saint”…“where she walks the crowd will paet like the sea for Isreal”
Elizabteh identifies John’s inner integrity, and how it is ripping him apart
“the mgistrate sits in your heart that judges you”
Act 2 proctor tarnishes his repuation by his dislike for parris, chooses his integrity and inner morals instead of sticking with crowd
“i see no light of god in that man”
Proctor identifies that people with high authority/repuattion are not being accused
“Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent or abigail?”
Proctor identifies the flaw in the court, shows that anyone with integrity is destined to downfall
“and why not, if they must hang for denyin’ it?”
Act 3 proctor admits to affair
“ihave known her sir, i have known her”
abigail becomes afraid of loosing reputation threatens to leave if reputation is lost
” If I must answer that, I will leave and will not come back again!”
evidence that reputation causes destruction in act 3
“she only did that to save my name”
Act 4,proctor is struggling to decide between life and integrity
“it is hard to give a lie”
