Both Uses of
credulous
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- (With incredulity) You—you sent all the way home—for me†
Scene 1.2incredulity = a state of not believingstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incredulity means not and reverses the meaning of credulity. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- (Frightened at this telling) Well—well—it's out there in Clybourne Park— (Rum's radiance fades abruptly, and WALTER finally turns slowly to face his mother with incredulity and hostility) RUTH: Where†
Scene 2.1 *
Definition:
gullible (being too willing to believe)