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Now hear me, and beguile yourselves no more.

Danforth refuses to postpone · The Crucible (2014)

Now hear me, and beguile yourselves no more.

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I will not receive a single plea for pardon or postponement.

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1Now hear me, and beguile yourselves no more.
In the sceneAs the argument stalls, Danforth cuts everyone off with now hear me and ends the debate.
Everyday exampleNow hear me, we are not leaving until this is settled.
2I will not receive a single plea for pardon or postponement.
3 Them that will not confess will hang.
4Twelve are already executed;
5the names of these seven are given out, and the village expects to see them die this morning.
6Postponement now speaks a floundering on my part;
7reprieve or pardon must cast doubt upon the guilt of them that died till now.
8While I speak God's law, I will not crack its voice with whimpering.
9If retaliation is your fear, know this -
10I should hang ten thousand that dared to rise against the law,
11and an ocean of salt tears could not melt the resolution of the statutes.
12Now draw yourselves up like men and help me,
13as you are bound by Heaven to do.

Why it's worth practising

It seizes the floor, then builds a wall of law without yielding an inch.

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cast doubt upon now hear me

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