Posted by admin on Thursday, September 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
What does this quote mean?! It's from The Crucible by Arthur Miller. I looked up the definition of augur and it doesn't seem to make sense in the sentence. Any help or thought on the subject would be great
http://books.google.com/books?id=o563JeASSwgC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=“Children,+a+very+augur+bit+will+now+be+turned+into+your+souls+until+your+honesty+is+proved.”&source=bl&ots=RbX8VEN2ox&sig=dSAGIStm1nlT3aHNPQBEqg5-xGg&hl=en&ei=VP94SoaICIbusQOwkszhBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=“Children%2C%20a%20very%20augur%20bit%20will%20now%20be%20turned%20into%20your%20souls%20until%20your%20honesty%20is%20proved.”&f=false
Think it could be a play on words.
1) An augur bit is a kind of drill bit used in woodwork - wood is usually turned.
2) Augur is also a verb meaning to tell the future
and
3) Augur as noun meaning a Roman priest
So Miller could be implying that the person who said this quote thinks that the process of interrogation will be a very thorough religious one at the same time likening the people to pieces of wood to be turned, or manipulated into purer creations.
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