Escaping Salem

by

Richard Godbeer

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David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch Character Analysis

David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch were three Stamford men who took turns keeping watch over Katherine Branch for several nights in order to investigate her claims of being tormented by witches in her sleep. The men all reported experiencing strange occurrences in Kate’s bedroom, such as seeing a ball of fire and watching bruises appear on Kate’s skin out of nowhere.

David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch Quotes in Escaping Salem

The Escaping Salem quotes below are all either spoken by David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch or refer to David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Women, Witchcraft, and the Subversion of Gender Norms Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

"Goody Miller, hold up your arm higher that the black dog may suck you better. Now I'm sure you are a witch for you've got a long teat under your arm." Both David and Abraham had heard that witches fed demonic spirits in the form of animals—just as mothers fed their infant children, except that witches used a third nipple hidden somewhere on their bodies and nourished the familiars with blood, not milk.

Related Characters: Katherine (Kate) Branch (speaker), Richard Godbeer, David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch
Related Symbols: The Devil’s Mark
Page Number: 37
Explanation and Analysis:
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David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch Quotes in Escaping Salem

The Escaping Salem quotes below are all either spoken by David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch or refer to David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Women, Witchcraft, and the Subversion of Gender Norms Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

"Goody Miller, hold up your arm higher that the black dog may suck you better. Now I'm sure you are a witch for you've got a long teat under your arm." Both David and Abraham had heard that witches fed demonic spirits in the form of animals—just as mothers fed their infant children, except that witches used a third nipple hidden somewhere on their bodies and nourished the familiars with blood, not milk.

Related Characters: Katherine (Kate) Branch (speaker), Richard Godbeer, David Selleck, Ebenezer Bishop, and Abraham Finch
Related Symbols: The Devil’s Mark
Page Number: 37
Explanation and Analysis: