the crucible Danforth is a figure of justice‚ however he is very judgmental although when you’re a judge you see everyone as innocent until proven guilty‚ moreover without any evidence your no to have your mind made up about whom you’re prosecuting. Danforth dose not “Fences: ninety-one your Excellency‚ Danforth: then I am they may have nothing to fear” (pg. 1297). With this exert from the ply do you think that judge Danforth is living up to his requirements to be to be the best judge he can be? I
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Deputy Governor Danforth and Reverend Hale represent two significant characters that depict the flaws and deficiencies of mankind. Both men mindlessly condemn and judge in order to rid Salem of the supposedly satanic. Both men eventually realize their hypocrisy; however‚ while Hale acknowledges his folly‚ Danforth obstinately continues to castigate the alleged to maintain his reputation. Arthur Miller‚ in his work‚ The Crucible‚ punctuates the rigid tenacity of Deputy Governor Danforth in comparison
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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 the decision that 12 people were witches that did not admit it and they were killed. Later on Danforth saw and knew
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The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is an intense‚ drama-filled play about the accusations of witchcraft amongst the town of Salem. Throughout this play‚ there are many themes that are laid out across all four acts. One of the mayor themes that sticks out and is present in all four acts is intolerance. In the Crucible there are countless times where intolerance is show by nearly every character involved in the play. This intolerance can be related to many events throughout American history and
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Methodology Paper Using Narrative Criticism to Interpret the Book of Judges The Book of Judges as a Narrative Generations of scholars have admired and studied the “high degree of artistic composition” in the Hebrew Bible (Polzin 11). These have been made possible by the narrator’s in-depth writing styles present in the brief nature of their respective works. Though there is no dispute on the admiration of Hebrew Bible’s artistry‚ many scholars disagree on the methodology that should be
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the witchcraft. A character in The Crucible‚ Danforth‚ honest in his own perception is one of the attribution for the Salem tragedy. Initially‚ Danforth‚ stern yet practical man more interested in preserving the dignity of the Salem community is accountable for the tragedy. First‚ magistrate‚ Danforth has pride of his status as a judge. As a judge‚ he denies to give a thought for his actions that can lead to the death of innocent lives. Danforth says‚ “12 others have already been hanged for
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that won’t help you to get to the point you are trying to speak about‚ but if you had that certainty then there wouldn’t be a problem with achieving what you want to say. The downfall to certainty is clearly shown in The Crucible. In this play‚ Danforth‚ a judge‚ is so cetain that witchery is among his town that he wont stop at anything to get rid of it and he truly doesn’t. He takes the lives of many innocent people of the town just because of accusations of others and his certainty that they are true
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movie‚ Abigail tries to accuse Reverend Hale’s wife of witchcraft. She is told by judge Danforth that the accusations are wrong. In the play that doesn’t happen at all but I think in the movie the scene is very important. It shows the true personality of Abigail and identifies her as the “bad character” because she just makes stories up and accuses everyone. The scene also shows how corrupt the court was because the judge tells Abigail that the devil would never come to the Reverend’s wife‚ so they actually
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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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etween 1949 and 1953‚ Arthur Miller wrote two of his most famous plays. Both plays dealt with major problems in society. The main characters of the plays were similar. Also‚ the supporting characters of both plays were alike. Arthur Miller’s plays Death of a Salesman and The Crucible are similar in many ways. The main purpose of both Death of a Salesman and The Crucible was to show major problems in American society. In Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller was trying to show the impossibilities of
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