"Danforth in the" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 6 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    something for a purpose other than it being delicate‚ and gently crafted‚ and all of society thinks he is insane for making trinkets with no use.  A crucial scene in the story is when upon receiving the butterfly Annie asks Owen if it is alive only with Danforth to respond “Do you suppose any mortal has skill enough to make a butterfly‚ or would put himself to the trouble of making one‚ when any child may catch a score of them in a summer’s afternoon?” (Hawthorne 174).  Robert just assumed that it had to

    Premium Short story Nathaniel Hawthorne Salem, Massachusetts

    • 1125 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    trials were led by selfish men. Judge Danforth‚ Hawthorne and Parris all have one thing in common. They resist the evidence that Proctor and Giles gives them due to their own personal follies. Whether it is for pride‚ greed‚ or power‚ their names will grow in reputation for all of it. All three of these men have unethical reasons for ignoring all of the evidence against the Salem witch trials that they think will result in their own personal gain. Judge Danforth is the man with all of the power who

    Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible

    • 884 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Power and control are the central ideas of Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. There are examples of physical‚ authoritative and mechanical power in the novel‚ as well as cases of self-control‚ and control over others. Nurse Ratched is the ultimate example of authoritative power and control over others but R.P. McMurphy refuses to acknowledge the Nurse’s power‚ and encourages others to challenge the status quo. The other patients begin powerless‚ but with McMurphy’s help‚ learn to control

    Premium The Crucible

    • 1967 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    One timeless theme found in many pieces of literature is the abuse of power. Many people who are in power‚ abuse their power‚ and commonly become corrupt or unjust due to the power. The essence of human nature is to crave power. Along with this craving of power in some humans is the corruptness and injustice when one comes into power or on one ’s path to achieving power. This is a timeless theme‚ as power and human nature have always existed in man ’s history. This theme may be observed in Macbeth

    Premium The Crucible Salem witch trials John Proctor

    • 1677 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Crucible Analysis

    • 266 Words
    • 2 Pages

    court? What does Giles Corey mean when he says that he “broke charity with the women (his wife)”? What does Danforth say is the reason that the court (“the state”) accepts what the girls are saying? What is Reverend Parris’ argument against John Proctor? How is Elizabeth Proctor’s current condition a benefit to her? Why has Mary Warren come to court? Danforth states “a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it‚ there be no road between.” Explain the

    Premium The Crucible Salem witch trials

    • 266 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Crucible Essay

    • 718 Words
    • 3 Pages

    in his or her life‚ experiences greed. Not because of choice‚ rather‚ by human nature alone. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller portrays greed throughout many of the main characters. The main people‚ for example‚ include Thomas Putnam‚ Abigail‚ and Danforth. Each character shows greed in their own way. Throughout these characters‚ Arthur Miller try’s to show us that as a human‚ we cannot help to control the underlying greed within ourselves. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller shows internal greed through

    Premium The Crucible Salem witch trials

    • 718 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In the back room of the court‚ Giles debates with Danforth in a professional manner. Meanwhile Danforth breathes down his neck for the name of the man who told Giles about Mr.Putnam’s ideals of accusing people to gain land for himself. Giles very angrily exclaims to Danforth‚ “[t]he proof is there! I have it from an honest man who heard Putnam say it!” (Miller 96). Giles is later charged with contempt of the court

    Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible

    • 1114 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    it Justified? (An Essay on the Crucible) I write in response to your column regarding Judge Danforth’s actions during the witch trials in Salem. Surprisingly‚ you praised Judge Danforth for his "impartiality and tact" during this tragic set of trials. You could not be farther from the truth. Judge Danforth abused his judicial power‚ throughout the trials‚ to the fullest of his abilities. His abuses range from berating and coercing witness into saying what he wants them go‚ to blatantly ignoring

    Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible Judge

    • 510 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    the sin of adultery. Proctor was a good man but chose to die so he lost the guilt of sinning. Pride is also a topic in The Crucible. Everyone holds a source of pride in themselves‚ but pride can blind a person from seeing the truth. For example‚ Danforth refuses to postpone the hangings. He has already hung 12 people who have been

    Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible John Proctor

    • 290 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Downfall from Arrogance

    • 1080 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Downfall from Arrogance The Crucible is a peculiar name to put for a play. In literal meaning‚ a crucible is a special pot in which you put materials in. The pot then goes in the fire‚ and you end up melting the contents‚ but not the pot itself. The way Miller named his play as The Crucible is what literary experts call symbolism. Arthur Miller’s basic purpose of writing this play was to signify that people react to situations in many different ways. In that same way‚ he symbolizes the attributes

    Premium The Crucible Salem witch trials John Proctor

    • 1080 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 50