The Witch - Accusations and Tensions in a Witch Trial
Mercy:
Don't let her near me! She'll place a curse on me!
Thomasin:
They conspire against me!
Mercy:
Thomasin is a witch!
William:
Nay. I'll not hear it. I'll have proof of it, or heaven help thee. On thy knees! Look me in the eye, daughter. Dost thou love the word of God?
Thomasin:
Yes.
William:
Love you The Bible? Love you Prayer?
Thomasin:
Yes! Yes!
William:
We are children of sin all, yet I tell thee, I have raised up no witch in this house. Let us pray, then we need fear nothing. We shall never lie open to the wicked one. Pray for thy brother.
Mercy:
You must believe us.
Thomasin:
Evil wretches!
William:
Thomasin! Thomasin! Pray! Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name... Jonas, pray!
Jonas:
I... I cannot remember my prayer.
William:
What?
Mercy:
Nor I. I cannot.
William:
What nonsense is this? Speak, children: Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name... Pray. Pray, you beasts.
Katherine:
Get on thy knees and pray!
William:
Damnation! Thomasin! Stop! I cannot hear this. This is not so!
Caleb: [raving; he dies]
A toad. A cat. A crow. A raven. A great black dog. A wolf. She desires of my blood. She desires of my blood. She sends em upon me. She desires of my blood. They feed upon her teats. She desires of my blood. She desires of my blood. Her nether parts! She sends em upon me. She desires of my blood. My Lord, My Jesus! Save me! She desires of my blood. Think on Christ! She sends her Devils...I am thine enemy. She desires of my blood, wallowing in the blood and filth of my sins...Cast the light of thy Countenance upon me. Spread over me the lap of thy love. Wash me in the ever-flowing fountains of thy blood. Wholly thine I am, my sweet Lord Jesus. My Lord, my love! Kiss me with the kisses of thy mouth. How lovely art thou! Thy embrace! My Lord! My Lord! My Love! My soul's salvation, take me to thy lap!
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The Witch - A Struggle with Faith and Loss
William:
What dost thou want, Katherine? Tell me and I will give it thee!
Katherine:
I want to be home.
William:
Thou shall be home by candle-time tomorrow.
Katherine:
In England. Will... I also have a confession to make. I never meant to be a shrew to thee. I have become as Job's wife, I know it, but since Sam, since... My heart has turned to stone. I had dreamed once, twas when I was of Thomasin's years, that I was with Christ upon earth. I was so very near him, and in many tears for the assurance of the pardon of my sins, and I was so ravished with his love towards me, I thought it far exceeding the affection of the kindest husband. And since Samuel disappeared, I have such a sad weakness of faith, I cannot shake it. I cannot see Christ's help as near. I pray and I pray but I cannot. I fear I cannot ever feel that same measure of love again.
William:
Thou shalt have of it in heaven. I'll be in field. If you can spare a while, do. We'll leave at dawn. I promise thee that.
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The Witch - A Confession of Betrayal and Deceit
William:
I took thy fathers cup. I sold it. Forgive me Kate. Forgive me Thomasin.
Katherine:
What is this?
William:
Katherine, I must make a confession... I, yestermorn, took Caleb to the Wood. Twas for food, and the pelts for money. Good money.
Katherine:
I knew you were false! I knew it!
William:
I meant it as a surprise, twas why I kept secret. I will trap that wolf, Kate.
Katherine:
You stood by whilst our son lied to me!
William:
Twas for thy sake. I love thee Kate.
Katherine:
You took him to the Wood!
William:
I will find him.
Katherine:
You have broken God's covenant. You are a liar. And you have lost another child.
William:
I will go now!
Katherine:
You cannot escape the Wood!
William:
I will find him!
Katherine:
And kill thyself too? Will Jonas be the man of the house? Will you damn all your family to death?
William:
Katherine!
Katherine:
Let go of me!
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The Witch - Faith and Fear in Family Struggles
William:
You must sleep tonight, Kate.
Katherine:
Thou dost remember I love thee?
William:
I do. List me, Kate. I fear thou lookst too much upon this affliction. We must bend our thoughts towards God, not ourselves. He hath never taken a child from us. Never a one, Kate. Who might earn such grace? We have been ungrateful of God's love.
Katherine:
He hath cursed this family.
William:
No. He hath taken us into a very low condition to humble us and to show us more of his grace. Was not Christ led into the wilderness to be ill met by the devil?
Katherine:
We should ne'er left the plantation.
William:
Kate...
Katherine:
We should never have left.
William:
That damned church! There is naught hither.
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