How is judge danforth different then the other accusers in salem

Judge Danforth is one of the key characters in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible." The play tells the story of the Salem Witch Trials and Judge Danforth is the man responsible for determining the fates of those accused.

A complicated character, it is Danforth's responsibility to run the trials and decide if the good people of Salem who are accused of witchcraft are really witches. Unfortunately for them, the judge is incapable of finding fault in the young girls behind the allegations.

Who is Judge Danforth?  

Judge Danforth is the deputy governor of Massachusetts and he presides over the witch trials in Salem alongside Judge Hathorne. The leading figure among the magistrates, Danforth is a key character in the story.

Abigail Williams may be wicked, but Judge Danforth represents something more agonizing: tyranny. There is no questioning that Danforth believes he is doing the work of God and that those on trial shall not be treated unjustly in his courtroom. However, his misguided belief that the accusers speak the undeniable truth in their charges of witchery shows his vulnerability.

Character traits of Judge Danforth:

Dominating with an almost dictator-like adherence to Puritan law.

Gullible when it comes to the teenage girls' stories.

Shows little to no emotion or sympathy.

Elderly and semi-fragile though this is hidden behind his gruff exterior.

Danforth rules the courtroom like a dictator. He is an icy character who firmly believes that Abigail Williams and the other girls are incapable of lying. If the young women so much as shout out a name, Danforth assumes the name belongs to a witch. His gullibility is exceeded only by his self-righteousness.

If a character, such as Giles Corey or Francis Nurse, attempts to defend his wife, Judge Danforth contends that the advocate is trying to overthrow the court. The judge seems to believe that his perception is flawless. He is insulted when anyone questions his decision-making ability.

Danforth vs. Abigail Williams  

Danforth dominates everyone who enters his courtroom. Everyone with the exception of Abigail Williams, that is.

His inability to comprehend the girl's wickedness provides one of the more amusing aspects of this otherwise somber character. Although he yells and interrogates the others, he often seems too embarrassed to accuse the beautiful Miss Williams of any lascivious activity.  

During the trial, John Proctor announces that he and Abigail were having an affair. Proctor further establishes that Abigail wants Elizabeth dead so she can become his new bride.

In the stage directions, Miller states that Danforth asks, "You deny every scrap and tittle of this?" In response, Abigail hisses, "If I must answer that, I will leave and I will not come back again."

Miller then states in the stage directions that Danforth "seems unsteady." The old Judge is unable to speak, and the young Abigail seems more in control of the courtroom than anyone else.

In Act Four, when it becomes clear that the allegations of witchcraft are completely false, Danforth refuses to see the truth. He hangs innocent people to avoid sullying his own reputation.

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

question: write a short paragraph essay of what should you do if you are being cyberbullied.

answer: if i wer cyberbullied i would at first try to stop it and settle it out with the person but if they didnt i probaly would be scared to tell somebody so i would probaly not tell anyone but when it gets out of hand i told my parents and they settled it with the child and told them to quit but they didnt so i told them stop but they didnt untill my mom saw a rude message they sent me and called the cops so it got settled and i forgave the person and now were freinds.

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