The room erupts into a hectic frenzy of fear, excitement, and confusion. Mary seems to become infected with the hysteria of the other girls and starts screaming too. She accuses him of consorting with the devil and pressuring her to join him in his evil ways.
Hale denounces the proceedings and declares that he is quitting the court. The desperate attempt by Giles, Proctor, and Francis to save their respective wives exposes the extent to which the trials have become about specific individuals and institutions struggling to maintain power and authority.
Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne do not want to admit publicly that they were deceived by a bunch of young women and girls, while Parris does not want the trials to end as a fraud because of the scandal of having a lying daughter and niece would end his career in Salem.
Although Proctor has not yet been formally accused of witchcraft, Danforth and Hathorne, like Hale earlier, question him about his Christian morals as though he were already on trial. They hope to find in his character even the slightest deviation from Christian doctrine because they would then be able to cast him as an enemy of religion.
Once thus labeled, Proctor would have virtually no chance of anyone in God-fearing Salem intervening on his behalf. The reaction of Danforth and Hathorne to the deposition signed by ninety-one land-owning citizens further demonstrates the power of the court to invade the private lives of citizens, and indicates the extent to which the court believes in guilt by association.
In the witch trials, guilt need not be proven by hard evidence, and signing a deposition attesting to the good character of the accused is enough to put oneself under the same suspicion of guilt.
Over the protests of Francis, Danforth states that the signers should have nothing to worry about if they are innocent. The desire for privacy becomes an automatic sign of guilt. During a bout of hysteria such as the witch trials, authority, and power fall to those who can avoid questioning while forcing others to speak.
By virtue of their rank, Danforth and Hathorne have the authority to cast any questions put to them as an attack on the court. Much of Act III has to do with determining who will define innocence and guilt. Proctor makes one desperate bid for this authority by finally overcoming his desire to protect his good name, exposing his own secret sin.
Unfortunately, he mistakes the proceedings for an actual search for the guilty, when, in fact, the proceedings are better described as a power struggle.
He exposes his private life to scrutiny, hoping to gain some authority, but he does not realize that too many influential people have invested energy into the proceedings for him to be able to stop them now. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Why is the play called The Crucible?
What is a crucible? Did the girls really see the Devil or witches? Why did Tituba confess to dancing with the Devil? Think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? How does Danforth test the truth of his confession? Crucible overture February 28, Why is Mary Warren in court? Over and over, Danforth says that the good have nothing to fear. Does Mary Warren actually admit that she lied even when she knew innocent people would hang by her evidence? Mary Warrens testimony is destroyed in the end because she cannot do something.
What is the professed purpose of the court? This could be the reason why he is being so defensive and wants the Sisters to just drop everything. Apparently, North Carolina is intolerant for denying transgenders rights that are privy to biological women and children; however, the DOJ believes they are tolerant for forcing this over-reach of the law on others.
Religious Liberty is under attack by the present administration who is demonstrating zero tolerance for the rights of Christians and Jews. Although Proctor had illustrated his manhood to protect his wife by challenge the authority, but his voice was powerless compare with court authority. Therefore, Elizabeth in compliance with the authority figures because she was responsible to obey rules and laws as citizens.
The defense attorney. The only physical evidence was found on Diane. Also, Jack did not admit to any wrong doing. I think he had some type of jealousy for Adnan. I feel like he knows the real story of what happened, he claims he does. I personally feel like if he is telling the truth about Adnan and if he honestly wanted to help Hae then he would have told the police.
The widow Douglas wanted to make Huck into a proper civilian, yet Huck refused; and thus ran away from them. A direct example of Huck being mischievous is when he considered what Miss Watson had told him about prayer, but decides that it is not for him; something that 's considered a horrible way of thinking during the time to book took place.
An indirect example would be when Huck is viewed to be in the wrong by his peers and elders. The way Huck isn 't like the other boys and the gang is that he doesn 't have his biological parents.
Stevenson finds it difficult to stay calm as he accuses the state of trying to intimidate people to suppress evidence, since there is no proof to support a perjury charge against.
He accepts that the witch trials are not true. He wants to save everyone that is still alive and accused. Since he no longer believes in the witch trials, he tries to get the accused to lie. Hale wants Goody Proctor to convince John Proctor to lie and save his own life.
Something else he loses faith in, is the law. The Crucible Assignment Words 8 Pages. Zi Liu Ms. Why did the Salem settlement need a theocracy?
Why had the settlers begun to turn toward individualism? The Salem settlement needed a theocracy because they had to come to some sort of unity.
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