of many aspects in a society. Deputy Danforth and Reverend Hale were considered to be “godly” men with power and control who followed the scriptures of their God. While attempting to be an example of a holy Christian‚ they became corrupt in their actions and went against biblical law to enhance their own lives. Deputy Danforth and Reverend Hale begin their oppositions towards one another when Reverend Hale experiences an epiphany of his actions‚ and Danforth remains condemning innocent people. In
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HATHORNE: Danforth we are intelligent people‚ we can see what is happening in these trials. They said to be foolish. DANFORTH: How dare that be said. There is the Devil in Salem. People in this town are being harmed‚ and it is the fault of all those Devil agents locked up in the gaol. HATHORNE: But the deeds we are doing are reprehensible. Look what we are putting through these people. We say that those who are accused are assumed guilty and forced to confess and failure to do so are executed
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sometimes people who claim to be good aren ’t what they seem and may be in fact a hypocrite. Judge Danforth a senior judge during the Salem witch trials exposes his hypocrisy in his conflicts between Giles Corey‚ Mary Warren and the people of the town for the sake of his own reputation. Judge Danforth is a powerful man who comes to Salem to stop the hysteria and prosecute the witches. Danforth believes he... "does not let anything interfere with an exact loyalty to his position and his cause"
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------------------------------------------------- The Crucible: Act I Characters Reverend Parris Abigail Williams Mary Warren Betty John Proctor Thomas Putnam Mrs. Putnam Rebecca Nurse Reverend Hale Tituba A small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in the spring of they year 1692. There is a narrow window a the left. Through its leaded panes the morning sunlight streams> A candle still burns near the bed‚ which is at the right. A chest
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courtroom‚ Giles is thrown out and causes quite a commotion. 3.Judge Danforth thinks he is superior and righteous. He has already signed the death warrants for 72 women and seems unable to believe that some of the women are innocent and that the evidence against them may be
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his power as minister to gain respect from the town. Abigail is the unofficial leader of the group of girls that were victims of witchcraft‚ which gave her remarkable power. She uses the power that she has to fulfill her personal vendetta. Judge Danforth is the single most powerful man in Salem due to the trials. He is too infatuated with power to see the truth. The struggle for power resulted in many people becoming corrupt and single minded. Samuel Parris first denied witchcraft but sided with
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accepted the label of devil worshiper 2. How has Parris changed? Why doesn’t the news that Abigail and Mercy have left town affect the decision of the court? How is Danforth a victim of his own logic? Parris a.
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force or threats. Tyranny is clearly present in The Crucible in various characters‚ but especially Danforth with his authority in the court and Abigail with the influence she gains over the whole village‚ in particular the girls who participate in the witch trials with her. In Act Three Danforth tells Giles Corey and Francis Nurse that there are ‘seventy-two condemned to hang by [his] signature’. Danforth has the most influence in the court‚ as he ultimately decides which sentence each person accused
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motives and actions. Reputation is a prime factor that drives the community of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible to the hangings of various innocent people. Reverend Parris highly regards his reputation more than standing up to a corrupt authority. Judge Danforth wrongly condemns and hangs townspeople‚ yet refuses to admit his faults. By contrast‚ John Proctor is an ashamed lecher and prioritizes saving his wife and saving the unjustly convicted people who are still alive with the truth. Throughout The Crucible
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The judges‚ Hathorne‚ Danforth and Giles often use repetition and rhetorical to make the audience feel sympathy‚ anger or worry. Miller uses this in his dramatic build up of tension throughout the act. The effect is seen by the audience on the crowd in the courtroom and the audience
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