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“No uncorrupted man may fear this court” (88, Miller). Each character in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller faces an individual crucible. This individual crucible is later led on to effecting the whole community. A vital character to the story (Judge Danforth) having decades of experience in the court is believed to be an honorable man that always makes the right decision. In the play he is faced with great controversy, the controversy was that the traditional ways that the court system had been ran were being questioned. When Danforth mentions that an uncorrupted man should not fear the court gives intel on how he ran his court and what his decisions were based off of, this is one of his many traditional views. The only issue is that given the court system and the scenario at the time the …show more content…

This was making people fear the court and also secretly question the way it was ran. Given the Puritan background the community never dared to question the court because this was looked at as questioning God. Danforth being an honorable man acknowledges this but also is trying to be fair given the circumstances of his previous trial and the current one he is examining. His decisions ultimately lead to reveal how each individual crucible is a little piece the crucible of the community of Salem. To give a background Danforth is in his sixties and has been in the court system for some time at this point in his career. His whole life he has been trustworthy and notable for the room he has for error and being able to find justice in each one of his individual cases. Throughout the witch trial Danforth it makes sure to state his previous accomplishments as a supreme of court. “Near to four hundred are in the jails…on my signature" (80, Miller). He states this to the court to signify he knows what he is doing and she be respected in doing so. This trial puts a lot on his shoulders due

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