How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
According to Thy Word. Why were God's words always so harsh? (2.5.21)
As the plague decimates Eyam, Anna is gnawed by doubts about God. She can't understand how an infinitely loving deity would inflict so much suffering on the world.
Quote #5
He intoxicated us with his words, lifting and carrying us away into a strange ecstasy, taking each of us to that place where we kept our sweetest memories. (2.6.11)
Mompellion is quite the preacher, huh? He can give his parishioners a feeling of ecstasy amid the most difficult trial of their collective lives. With rhetorical skills like that, the dude could convince them to do anything. He could turn Taylor Swift fangirls into Kanyeholics with two sentences.
Quote #6
"It is a trial for us, I am sure of it. Because of His great love for us, He is giving us here an opportunity that He offers to very few upon this Earth." (2.6.14)
Mompellion sees the plague as a test sent by God, which makes it the villagers' duty to accept its reign of terror with open arms. Of course, staying put in Eyam has some practical benefits as well: it limits the spread of the disease. We doubt that ol' Mompellion is thinking about science, however.