Do you want to live deliciously?

"Wouldst thou like the taste of butter . . . wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" This is the climactic scene in the film The Witch (2015) where the eldest daughter of the pilgrim outcast family.
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Would thou like to live deliciously meaning?

Wouldst thou like to live deliciously? Wouldst thou like to see the world?”. The Devil did not coerce Thomasin or initiate contact. Rather, her choices led her towards a delicious life, beginning when she confesses her sins and dissatisfaction with Puritan existence.
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Will thou like to live deliciously?

Black Phillip : Wouldst thou like the taste of butter? A pretty dress? Wouldst thou like to live deliciously? Thomasin : Yes.
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Where does the phrase live deliciously come from?

Shoes, butter, dresses and respite from chores may be relatively simple wants but back in 17th century New England – to Puritans of a certain class and sex – they were luxuries, which is why Thomasin is so easily swayed at the end of The Witch by her "goat" Black Phillip's offer to “live deliciously.”
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What is the Witches dialect?

In The Witch (2015), the script is written with Shakespearean construction (lots of thou's, and thee's and hast's), the actors were told to speak in a heavy Yorkshire accent, and a lot of the vocabulary is archaic (as well as some chunks were apparently 1:1 accurate as to what would be said at the time).
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What accent did Salem have?

Actors adopting strong American accents (that reminded me of Old West films) when the majority of the inhabitants of Salem would have been English settlers with English accents. These accents would have been a mixture of English regional dialects, which are quite varied.
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What is the mother tongue in Fort Salem?

Méníshè, also known as Mothertongue, is an ancient witch language. It has fallen out of day-to-day use to over the centuries.
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Where did Black Phillip come from?

It wasn't supposed to be all about the goat. When production designer-turned-director Robert Eggers set about making his first feature, The Witch, he instructed editor Louise Ford to keep the movie's hircine star — a 210-pound billy goat called Black Phillip — in the margins.
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How scary is VVitch?

Intruiging. There's nudity (completely nonsexual), no sex, the only gore comes at the very end. It's honestly just super disturbing and scary, all horror fans should watch it.
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Why is The Witch spelled VVitch?

The premise is based on America's first witch hysteria, set 62 years before the infamous "Salem Witch Trials" in colonial Massachusetts. The spelling of the title "The VVitch" is how the word was written in the story's period because the letter "W" was not yet in common use at the time.
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What happens to the Twins in The Witch?

And what happened to the twins? The eldest daughter wakes up with the shed destroyed and the goats disemboweled and the twins gone, and you never see the twins again. They're not in the circle of witches the oldest daughter joins at the end.
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Who was The Witch in The Witch?

The Witch is the titular central antagonist of the 2015 American-Canadian horror film of the same name. She is an evil witch who torments a Puritan family on their isolated farm. She was portrayed by Bathsheba Garnett (old) and Sarah Stephens (young).
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What wouldst thou meaning?

archaic, or dialect (used with the pronoun thou or its relative equivalent) a singular form of the past tense of will 1.
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What did Robert Eggers do before The Witch?

Career. Eggers began his career as a designer and director of theatre productions in New York before transitioning to working in film. In 2015, Eggers made his directorial debut with horror film The Witch, based on his own script and starring Anya Taylor-Joy.
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What did The Witch do to the baby?

She added that they had broken into a neighbour's house and murdered his sleeping baby by sucking its life out through the navel. After the child's burial, they dug up the body, boiled and roasted it.
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What makes The Witch so good?

The Witch is a prime example of a rhythmically balanced horror film. That's not to say it moves frenetically, constantly presenting conundrums and problems the characters must solve so that the story can progress. The Witch moves slowly, patiently.
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Does VVitch have Jumpscares?

Jump Scare Rating: Very few jump scares with one at the 40 minute mark and three minor ones towards the end of the film.
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Was Black Phillip real?

Though Black Phillip, the menacing breakout star of Robbert Eggers' The Witch (stylized The VVitch), was the devil himself in disguise, the real goat who played him wasn't too far off.
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What does the goat represent?

Generally, the goat symbolically represents ideas relating to abundance, modesty, success in solitude, free spirit, and resilience. It is perhaps highly likely that a goat coming into your dream could be an indication of a good time in your life.
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What does the devil say in The Witch?

"Wouldst thou like the taste of butter . . . wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" This is the climactic scene in the film The Witch (2015) where the eldest daughter of the pilgrim outcast family.
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Has Motherland been Cancelled?

In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 22, 2021. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a third and final season which premiered on June 21, 2022.
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Who created mother tongue?

According to Ivan Illich, the term "mother tongue" was first used by Catholic monks to designate a particular language they used, instead of Latin, when they were "speaking from the pulpit". That is, the "holy mother the Church" introduced this term and colonies inherited it from Christianity as a part of colonialism.
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Is Scylla a spree?

When the call came on Conscription Day, Scylla said the words and joined the military in an attempt to beat the army at their own game. She performed well and went into the Necro division. A year after this, she went to a Spree armory and was given a balloon and instructions.
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