Captain Talcott is the magistrate who examines Kit during her trial. He listens to all the evidence on hand before making a judgement, which allows him to reach the right conclusion: that Kit is not a witch. Through Captain Talcott’s determining the truth, the novel shows that in order to find out what is real, one must rely on factual evidence rather than prejudice.
Captain Talcott Quotes in The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The The Witch of Blackbird Pond quotes below are all either spoken by Captain Talcott or refer to Captain Talcott. 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:
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Chapter 19
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“Is it true that you were also acquainted with a certain cat which the widow entertained as a familiar spirit?”
“It—it was just an ordinary cat, sir, like any cat.”
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Captain Talcott Quotes in The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The The Witch of Blackbird Pond quotes below are all either spoken by Captain Talcott or refer to Captain Talcott. 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:
).
Chapter 19
Quotes
“Is it true that you were also acquainted with a certain cat which the widow entertained as a familiar spirit?”
“It—it was just an ordinary cat, sir, like any cat.”
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