The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

by

Elizabeth George Speare
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Reverend Bulkeley Character Analysis

Reverend Bulkeley is a Puritan reverend and a doctor. John Holbrook comes to Wethersfield to study with Reverend Bulkeley because of the Reverend’s expertise in theology and medicine. Reverend Bulkeley is also a royalist: he believes that King James of England should have full control over the New England colonies. Reverend Bulkeley and Matthew Wood disagree vehemently on politics, so much so that Matthew initially refuses to summon the Reverend to help Mercy when she is sick. But he eventually decides to put aside politics and summon the doctor. The moment he does so, Reverend Bulkeley arrives on his own—he, too, has decided that politics are less important than Mercy’s life.

Reverend Bulkeley Quotes in The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The The Witch of Blackbird Pond quotes below are all either spoken by Reverend Bulkeley or refer to Reverend Bulkeley. 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 6 Quotes

“I am mistaken,” Matthew Wood challenged him, “because I do not favor knuckling under to this new King’s governor?”

“Governor Andros was appointed by King James. Massachusetts has recognized that.”

“Well, we here in Connecticut will never recognize it—never! Do you think we have labored and sacrificed all these years to build up a free government only to hand it over now without a murmur?”

Related Characters: Matthew Wood (speaker), Reverend Bulkeley (speaker), King James, Governor Andros
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Page Number: 61
Explanation and Analysis:
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Reverend Bulkeley Quotes in The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The The Witch of Blackbird Pond quotes below are all either spoken by Reverend Bulkeley or refer to Reverend Bulkeley. 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:
Puritan Hypocrisy Theme Icon
).
Chapter 6 Quotes

“I am mistaken,” Matthew Wood challenged him, “because I do not favor knuckling under to this new King’s governor?”

“Governor Andros was appointed by King James. Massachusetts has recognized that.”

“Well, we here in Connecticut will never recognize it—never! Do you think we have labored and sacrificed all these years to build up a free government only to hand it over now without a murmur?”

Related Characters: Matthew Wood (speaker), Reverend Bulkeley (speaker), King James, Governor Andros
Puritan Hypocrisy Theme Icon
Page Number: 61
Explanation and Analysis:
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