Quotation Sheet
Act II
Who? What?(Translate what is being said into your own
words.) When? What is the significance? (What theme is illustrated and how? What
does this moment reveal about the character? How does this moment explain human
nature?)
1) “He that troubleth his own house... shall inherit the wind.”
2) “All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away – by standing still.”
3) “Colonel Drummond, the right to think is not on trial here.”
4) “Tell ‘em what your father really said! That Tommy’s soul was damned, writhing in hellfire!”
5) “God created Man in His own image – and Man, being a gentleman, returned the compliment.”
6) “The Defense has brought to Hillsboro - at great expense and inconvenience – fifteen noted scientists! The great thinkers of our time!”
7) “There are many portions of the Holy Bible that I have committed to memory.”
8) “It frightens me to imagine the state of learning in this world if everyone had your driving curiosity.”
9) “An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.”
10) “All of you know what I stand for! What I believe! I believe, I believe in the truth of the Book of Genesis! Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings...”