Key Quotes (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Quizzes
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What does Proctor's cry 'Because it is my name!' reveal about his deepest values?
What does Proctor's cry 'Because it is my name!' reveal about his deepest values?
His reputation and personal honour
What type of thinking does Danforth's statement 'either with this court or against it' represent?
What type of thinking does Danforth's statement 'either with this court or against it' represent?
Black-and-white thinking
How does Abigail maintain control according to her threat of 'a pointy reckoning'?
How does Abigail maintain control according to her threat of 'a pointy reckoning'?
Through fear and intimidation
What does Hale's later quote about life being 'God's most precious gift' demonstrate?
What does Hale's later quote about life being 'God's most precious gift' demonstrate?
He values human life above principles
What does Elizabeth mean by 'The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you'?
What does Elizabeth mean by 'The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you'?
Conscience works more powerfully
What do Giles Corey's last words 'More weight' demonstrate?
What do Giles Corey's last words 'More weight' demonstrate?
Ultimate resistance to oppression
What does Proctor's cry 'God is dead!' actually represent rather than rejecting God's existence?
What does Proctor's cry 'God is dead!' actually represent rather than rejecting God's existence?
Despair at absence of divine justice
What irony does Danforth's fire metaphor about 'melting down all concealment' expose?
What irony does Danforth's fire metaphor about 'melting down all concealment' expose?
The court's blindness to genuine truth
What does Mrs Putnam's quote about 'wheels within wheels' reveal about the witch trials?
What does Mrs Putnam's quote about 'wheels within wheels' reveal about the witch trials?
Personal vendettas drive the trials
What type of display is Abigail's confession 'I want the light of God, I danced for the Devil'?
What type of display is Abigail's confession 'I want the light of God, I danced for the Devil'?
A calculated display of repentance