All 7 Uses of
afflict
in
The Crucible
- That woman, however, turned into a mere pest under his searching scrutiny, and the child she had allegedly been afflicting recovered her normal behavior after Hale had given her his kindness and a few days of rest in his own house.
p. 33.2afflicting = causing suffering
- Then, to Proctor and Giles Corey: Do you men have afflicted children?
p. 37.7afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- HALE: Does someone afflict you, child?
p. 41.9afflict = cause suffering
- HATHORNE: You say you never saw no spirits, Mary, were never threatened or afflicted by any manifest of the Devil or the Devil's agents.
p. 106.1afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- DANFORTH : Might it be that here we have no afflicting spirit loose, but in the court there were some?
p. 107.2afflicting = causing suffering
- DANFORTH: A little while ago you were afflicted.
p. 116.9afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- Now it seems you afflict others; where did you find this power?
p. 116.9 *afflict = cause suffering in
Definition:
cause suffering -- such as illness, pain, or unhappiness