Children's False Hatred In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

This clouds his judgement to analyze evidence presented by the suspects of witchcraft. Danforth says,"We burn a hot fire here, it melts down all concealment", this quote shows that the the court only hears the truth and supposedly ignores the lies" (83). This is an inaccurate and an ironic statement. Even though, Danforth says that the court ignores all the lies to get to the truth, it is evident that this happens through the accusation of innocent girls. Danforth's power blinds him to the truth, and prevents him from seeing the effect that his actions have on the lives of innocent people

Danforth, the judge of the witch trials, has a strong need to protect his position as leader of the court. He finds his position too valuable to be risked even with surfacing evidence that would prove that he had failed to protect the innocent and incarcerate the wrongdoers. In Act Three, Francis attempts to offer the facts that: “The girls, sir, the girls are frauds. (87)” Danforth is quick to dismiss the argument

Elizabeth begged him to go tell the court that the girls were lying and that all the people are innocent but John won’t because he still cares for Abigail and risks the chance of his secret becoming exploited, thus blackening his name. But once Elizabeth and his friends are beginning to be accused of witchcraft, Proctor decided to attempt to prove they were all innocent using Mary Warren. John and Mary Warren told the court that the girls were lying about the alleged witches, but the court doesn’t believe them. “Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers?

Danforth, who is the highest authority figure in Salem, uses his power to control the proceedings of the witch trials. He abuses his influence to force confessions from the accused Defendant. He is convinced of the guilt of the accused and unwilling to consider any evidence that suggests their innocence. This

Many ask for his mercy towards the accused and he denies it to them to keep his reputation, “... Postponement now speaks floundering on my part...” (Miller 667). This shows that Danforth could have ended the hysteria in Salem by admitting that he does not believe that any of the accused are guilty and claiming the accused not

Along with the final say in the putting to death of people during the Salem witch trials. Miller portray’s Danforth’s characterization as stubborn, highly religious, and arrogant in order to to provide a clearer understanding. Judge Danforth wants to keep the full respect of the people, and therefore is stubborn on any decision he makes in the court, so he

Judge Danforth becomes insulted when people question his ability to make decisions. People in the court are angry with Danforth because he is not believing them even when they know his thoughts are inaccurate. Later in Act Three, Governor Danforth begins to question Mary Warren and the girls. He wants to see if they were telling were telling the truth or committing a sin by lying during the court session (1200). Danforth begins to questions many people and fails to examine the accuracy of their facts.

Giles got arrested for contempt. 2. Why is Mary Warren in court? What does she tell Danforth? Why is Danforth suspicious of her and of Proctor?

Danforth is egotistical and because of this he won’t accept that he has been fooled. Danforth confirms this when Francis Nurse indirectly says he is a fool when his wife has been found guilty for being a witch. Francis Nurse’s wife is the most well known saint in all of Salem, the chances of her being a witch is

Reverend Parris, Deputy Governor Danforth, and Reverend Hale’s desire for Proctor’s confession demonstrates their need to keep up their reputations and the well-being of the citizens of Salem. A motive for Proctor’s confession is for Reverend Parris and Danforth’s reputations to be upheld and avoid a rebellion of the townspeople against the court and leaders. Parris fears that if Proctor is to be hanged, then the town will attempt to overthrow the court for it’s dishonesty and rebel against him. Danforth’s beliefs are similar to Parris’: if Proctor does not confess, then his reputation of holding up an honest and valid court would be ruined.

During court, Mary said she heard “the other girls screaming” and that Danforth “seemed to believe them” so she followed suit (Miller 107). Abigail and her friends saw the court believing their act, so they continued with their theatrics. This same display of emotion from Proctor also works at convincing Danforth Abigail’s words are not to be trusted, and her accusations against his wife have no

Another viewpoint, maybe that Judge Danforth was just trying to get the Salem witch trials to blow by quicker, but if this was true, he would´ve accepted John Proctor´s evidence showing that the girls were just playing tricks them. This would make the witch hysteria go away much quicker. Instead, he benefits himself by letting the Salem witch trials live longer. If Danforth was a good Judge he would not have acted so adamant and did his job as a judge to interpret the

Fear that spread among a group of people in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials, that event in history is a prime example of Mass Hysteria. In Salem the reason why so many women were killed was because of Mass Hysteria. It caused many people, in Salem during this event to think fast, rash and jump to conclusions. “The Crucible”, a short play dedicated to these events in Salem shows us how hysteria was such a leading cause of why the Witch Trials had even occurred. Reverend Hale, Abigail Williams and Judge Danforth.

Danforth: Judge, Jury, and Executioner Judge Danforth’s position in the crucible is the Judge assigned to the proceedings of the Salem witch trials. Instead of treating this immense responsibility with the respect and restraint that is needed, Danforth abused his power by betraying the people of Salem and the Law. He did not listen to the people of Salem defending themselves before inevitably being sent to death; and he cared more about his reputation and the law than he did about peoples’ lives. Danforth was a ruthless power over the people of Salem he demanded respect for himself and the court; and nothing was more important than that.

"In an ordinary crime, how does one defend the accused? One calls up witnesses to prove his innocence. But witchcraft is, ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not? Therefore, who may possibly be a witness to it? The witch and the victim.