give evidence of the girls lies‚ he accuses Danforth of not using evidence. Danforth tells Proctor if people are accused of being witches then it’s “Ipso facto” and they are guilty (103). Francis Nurse then gives a petition to Danforth. Instead of looking at it as evidence he tells Hathorne to “arrest for examination” the 91 names on the petition (97). Danforth cannot think of the girls as a lie because his behavior prevents him.
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Danforth is a very authoritative character throughout the play and is often the one to regain order in times of chaos. He is a key character in the play‚ used by Miller to engage the audience. As he begins to believe Mary Warren that it was all lies‚ it gives the audience hope‚ and builds up the suspense leaving the audience wanting to know what will happen next. From the very beginning of the act it is clear that due to the respect he has managed to gain and his high position in the court he
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good at directing the population into the ideas they wanted them to believe in‚ and in having them act the way they wanted them to. The first situation is the witch trials of Salem that took place in the 1690s (as reported by Arthur Miller in The Crucible)‚ and the second is the massive anti-communism movement that took place in the United-States between 1947 and 1954. By looking at the facts found in the play‚ and by looking at the history of the anti-communism movement ‚ we will make the parrallels
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In Arthur Miller’s distinguished play called The Crucible‚ Judge Danforth said ‚ “A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it” (Miller). This quote represented Danforth’s character as he has a very narrow form of justice‚ either right or wrong. This quote foreshadowed the sentencing of John Proctor. Although Proctor was known as a good man in the townspeople’s eyes‚ Danforth only sees his guilt and devilish ways. Some characteristics of being an effective judge is being fair
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Arthur Millers The Crucible possesses many examples of interesting character development. A character who one initially finds to be worthy of mercy or pity can easily become the last person deserving of sympathy. This relationship is not only formed between the reader and the characters‚ but between the characters and the scenario of the story itself. The victim may become the accuser‚ or the scholar may become the humanitarian. This manner of characterization is best shown in the relationship between
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court house. Danforth is sitting in an opulent chair at a large ornate timber desk. Hathorne is sitting on a simple timber chair across from him. They both have somber expressions. A pot of tea sits on one side of the desk near the inkwell with a quill sunk into it. HATHORNE: Excellency‚ it concerns me much that Reverend Hale has denounced the proceedings. DANFORTH: He is deranged. He wrongfully quit the court which is a disgrace. HATHORNE: The trials will be further continued? DANFORTH: Aye‚ it matters
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In the play The Crucible there was a character that was afraid to admit they were wrong. In this particular case‚ Governor Danforth was afraid to admit he was wrong when accusing people of witchcraft. In the play‚ Danforth was the judge that determined who was a witch in Salem and who was not. If someone was accused of being a witch and they admitted to it they got to live. However if someone was accused of being a witch and denied it they were hung or killed. In the play‚ Danforth had already made
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can play “god” with lives. In “The Crucible” By Arthur Miller‚ Judge Danforth is in charge of the court sentencing many people to hang in the town of Salem. While Danforth has qualities of a good judge‚ he
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“Danforth: A Considerate Judge?” A few imperative traits that describe a responsible and mature judge are devotion‚ integrity‚ and accuracy. Some say that Danforth is a seemingly intelligent and experienced judge‚ but does he contain the traits that are desired in every judge? Others may believe that his pride leads him to making irrational decisions in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Danforth likes to think of himself as a fair-minded man‚ which is not clearly represented throughout the play. He
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In the book /The Crucible/ the author Arthur Miller portrays one of the main characters judge Danforth as a stern cold man of unfailing faith in his judicial powers. For not only did Miller establish Danforth as the man responsible for determining the fates of those accused‚ but Miller also establishes that it only takes a simple accu-sation for a person to be convicted of witch craft. Danforth is so confident in his power that he states‚ “A pure heart needs no lawyers” (Miller #). But is further
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