How Is Elizabeth's Testimony Used Against Proctor?
1. Describe Danforth’s decisions in court through this act. Evaluate what type of person he is and his agenda with these court proceedings. Use textual evidence from at least two of Danforth’s decisions to support your response.
Danforth’s decsions in court are formal. He is a person who follows the books and tries to listen to both sides of the argument. However his religious beliefs take over and he begins to show less pity for the accused. This can be seen when Danforth claims Proctor is a witch, “What are you? ( Proctor is beyond speech in his anger.) You are combined with anti-Christ, are you not? I have seen your power; you will not deny it! What say you, Mister?” This shows how Danforth loses his judgemental skills as he becomes engulfed in his religious ideas …show more content…
How is Elizabeth’s testimony used against Proctor? Why is this an unfair test of Elizabeth’s word against John’s? Evaluate Elizabeth’s decision.
Elizabeth claims that Proctor is not a lecher while he says he is. This is unfair, because they are both trying to be selfless and help the other. Elizabeths decsion wase wise because she was already accussed of being a witch so if she had nothing to lose if she got caught lying as she was already going to be punished.
5. How does Abigail turn the court against Mary Warren? What insight does this give you into Abigail’s personality?
Abigail acts like Mary Warren is casting witchcraft upon her. This shows how Abigail is mean and uses people for her own benefit.
6. Why does Hale denounce the proceedings? What should have been the effect of his denunciation? Why is it not?
Hale denounces the proceedings after he goes to all the accused and realises that they are all innocent. His denunciation should have stopped public support of the trials. People still believe in the trails because they lost faith in Hale. He had been hanging around with the accused and hadn’t stopped the witchcraft so people began to lose faith in
Danforth’s decsions in court are formal. He is a person who follows the books and tries to listen to both sides of the argument. However his religious beliefs take over and he begins to show less pity for the accused. This can be seen when Danforth claims Proctor is a witch, “What are you? ( Proctor is beyond speech in his anger.) You are combined with anti-Christ, are you not? I have seen your power; you will not deny it! What say you, Mister?” This shows how Danforth loses his judgemental skills as he becomes engulfed in his religious ideas …show more content…
How is Elizabeth’s testimony used against Proctor? Why is this an unfair test of Elizabeth’s word against John’s? Evaluate Elizabeth’s decision.
Elizabeth claims that Proctor is not a lecher while he says he is. This is unfair, because they are both trying to be selfless and help the other. Elizabeths decsion wase wise because she was already accussed of being a witch so if she had nothing to lose if she got caught lying as she was already going to be punished.
5. How does Abigail turn the court against Mary Warren? What insight does this give you into Abigail’s personality?
Abigail acts like Mary Warren is casting witchcraft upon her. This shows how Abigail is mean and uses people for her own benefit.
6. Why does Hale denounce the proceedings? What should have been the effect of his denunciation? Why is it not?
Hale denounces the proceedings after he goes to all the accused and realises that they are all innocent. His denunciation should have stopped public support of the trials. People still believe in the trails because they lost faith in Hale. He had been hanging around with the accused and hadn’t stopped the witchcraft so people began to lose faith in