Table of Contents
- 1 What Rev Parris means when he says to Abigail your name in town it is entirely white is it not?
- 2 What does Reverend Parris mean by white?
- 3 What does having an entirely white name mean?
- 4 What Rev Parris caught Betty and Abigail doing?
- 5 Why does Arthur Miller use metaphors in the crucible?
- 6 What does entirely white mean?
- 7 What did Parris catch his daughter?
What Rev Parris means when he says to Abigail your name in town it is entirely white is it not?
Parris means when he says to Abigail, “Your name in town- it is entirely white, is it not?” What the main reason is that Abigail wants to kill Goody Proctor. because she wants to get back together with John. What can be inferred about the relationship between Abigail and Proctor by their discussion in Act One.
What does Reverend Parris mean by white?
She is threaten to be whipped to her death. What does reverend Parris mean when he asks Abigail if her name is entirely white? If she was pure reputation after being dismissed from the proctor household.
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.
What does having an entirely white name mean?
A “white” name means that people believe she is innocent and pure, whereas they might blush at her name if she has a reputation for indecency.
What Rev Parris caught Betty and Abigail doing?
First, Reverend Parris says that he discovered his daughter, Betty, and his niece, Abigail, “dancing like heathen” in the woods. He also says that he saw Tituba “waving her arms over the fire” when he burst in upon them, and he describes her as chanting in gibberish and “swaying like a dumb beast” over the fire.
Why is he interested if her name is entirely white in the village?
Does Parris believe her? Why is he interested if here name is “entirely white in the village”? Yes Parris believes her. Because she is the tattle tale of the village and her reputation is clean/good.
Why does Arthur Miller use metaphors in the crucible?
Reverend Parris is used to using words in order to make his point. He likes to exploit words like he exploits people. While he is not the only one to use metaphors, his tendency to whip up emotions to suit his purposes makes good use of them. The Reverend is not the only one who makes good use of metaphors.
What does entirely white mean?
Who said it to whom your name in this town — it is entirely white is it not?
What is Parris implying when he asks Abigail, “your name in this town-it is entirely white is it not? You just studied 25 terms!