to jail and their deaths. His good intentions had unfortunate results on everyone including himself. Judge Danforth is another character who during the witch trials has his intentions turned around. Danforth clearly states his intentions to save innocent souls from the devil and to condemn those that are doing dealings with the devil. Judge Samuel Sewall has the same intentions as Danforth which he writes down later in his diary. These intentions to keep the people of Salem safe obviously backfired
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Theodore Roosevelt once said‚ “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” What is fear? Fear can be a noun or a verb. In the noun form‚ it is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat. In the verb form‚ it is to be afraid of someone or something that is dangerous‚ painful‚ or threatening. If one person looks into fear‚ then that person becomes feared. But imagine a whole society or community looking into fear. The fear not
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shudder you [ ]" (Miller 19). Abigail is telling the other girls that if they mention a word about her wanting to kill Elizabeth‚ she will hurt them. As said by Danforth‚ "You deny every scrap and title of this." Abigail replies‚ "If I must answer that I will leave and I will not come back again!" (Miller 103) Abigail is telling Judge Danforth that it either goes the way she wants it to go or it does not happen at all. Although Abigail enjoys the feeling of being in control and powerful‚ she also
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of verbal and dramatic irony because in retrospect‚ every ounce of the trials‚ are indeed ironic. A great example of irony is when Elizabeth Proctor lies about the affair that she knows that Abigail and John Proctor have. She states this when Danforth asks‚ “Is your husband a lecher [?]” and Elizabeth answers‚ “No‚ sir” (Miller 874‚ Act 3). This shows that Elizabeth did not want to confess about the affair. She was also unsure of what to say at certain times because she kept turning towards Proctor
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“I cannot give you no name sir‚ I cannot.”‚ exclaimed Giles Corey in The Crucible‚ as he argued with Governor Danforth about a deposition. Giles Corey is an eighty-three year old resident in the humble town of Salem situated in the state of Massachusetts. Giles Corey is knotted with muscle‚ canny‚ inquisitive‚ and still powerful. Mr. Corey is married to his wife‚ Martha Corey. Giles Corey and myself have many traits in common such as being greedy for more‚ determined in the work that we do‚ and also
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Kiana Bales Mrs. MacKenzie English 3U Monday‚ April 15‚ 2013 Abigail Williams and Iago: Master Villains Villains play a very important role in every literary work. Whether they exist as people‚ circumstances‚ or even nature‚ their purpose is to provide a problem to be solved by the “good guys”. Without villains‚ no piece of literature would be worth reading. Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello are master villains. Both antagonists are fuelled by
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Although Giles was the one at the most risk because he was the one presenting the paper to Danforth‚ the judge‚ the people who signed the paper were showing spiritual courage because they indirectly were opposing the court. They were still in danger because although Giles assured them that he would not reveal their names‚ Giles was forced to hand over the list as shown on page 1251. Giles says‚ "Mr. Danforth‚ I gave them all my word no harm would come to them for signing this." This quote shows that
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hear all possible evidence explaining to Judge Danforth "… he claims hard evidence for his wife ’s defense. I think that in all justice your must…" (182) before he is cut off. Oftentimes in this Act he is interrupted and his opinion disregarded. [The judges interrupt him and disregard his opinion. ; Passive voice] Slowly and slowly he becomes more and more fed up with the pompous proceedings. The judges often disregard him‚ [with; make it flow] Danforth saying [remarking; don ’t use say] "… for a
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this reason‚ John Proctor did not confess to witchcraft to save his life‚ but instead died. If he were to live‚ he would be forced to lie and say he dealt with the devil‚ and falsely accuse others of the same thing. While confessing to witchcraft to Danforth‚ Proctor is asked whom else he saw with the devil. Proctor says‚ They / think to go out like / saints. I like not to spoil their namesI speak my own / sins; I cannot judge another (4.1165). Here he is shown as a noble man who would not do harm to
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‘The Crucible’ is set in a theocratic society‚ in which the church and the state are known to be one and the religion is very strict. In Salem everything and everyone belongs to either God or the Devil. As Danforth says in Act III‚ “a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it.” The witch trials are the ultimate expression of intolerance and hanging witches is the best means of restoring the community’s purity. The ideology of intolerance
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