In The Crucible, people conform under pressure in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... Very little evedience is needed to convict somone of witchcraft to Judge Danforth and Judge Hathorne. Preserving the appearance of justice rather than performing actual justice is what the judges are interested in. ... The judges, Danforth and Hathorne, are only worried about their own name getting tarnished instead of focusing on who is actually innocent and who is really guilty. ... Danforth and Hathorne don't perform trials in their courtroom, but instead give orders to have people hanged ba...

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Reverend John Hale, Reverend Parris, Judge Hathorne, and Deputy Danforth serve as the representative spectrum of the political and religious order in Salem. Parris and Hale are caretakers of the soul, while Hathorne and Danforth embody the law. ... In many incidents Hale does not agree with the rest of the judges including Parris. ... Miller portrays the other judges as a corrupt part of the social order while Hale is a person who sees deep into the whole mess, but unfortunately it was too late. ...

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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible- is set in the late 17th Century in a puritan settlement called Salem in the State of Massachusetts and is based on a true story of the Salem Witch-hunts. ... Another is how he makes the character of judge Danforth into quiet, questioning and curious person from a harsh, single-minded person. ... However in act three her manipulation success in the public area of the court, manipulating the judge, lawyers and other members of the community still using fear but on a greater scale, changing from domestic to a public place shows her brilliance. ... A wind, ...

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• Grade Level: High School