Who is to blame?
Not all stories have a happy ending. When tragedy hits, it brings great misfortune within ones life. Like wise, in Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, the tragedy of the Salem witch trials effect everyone in the community, but who is to blame for this? Two great voices in Salem Massachusetts, Abigail Williams, the niece of a reverend and Judge Danforth, head judge of the court; one with a daunting reputation and the other with great authority. They both have a great say as to what is to come next. However, when it comes to the presence of witches, they have adverse opinions. Abigail does not believe they exist while, Danforth does. Yet, neither of the two characters changes in the duration of the play. Therefore, the tragedies …show more content…
Danforth continues to use his authority for the wrong reason. He says, “Hang them high over the town! Who weeps for these, weeps for corruption! ” (144). He still shows no proof or evidence for hanging the innocent people. More over, he continues to hang people; he has not yet realized what he is doing is over false facts. Innocent individuals like John Proctor are hanged simply because they did not confess to something they did not do. He feels no guilt or regret for what he has done. He hangs with pride and doesn’t care about how others feel. He would not stop doing what he does because he simply has the authority. Danforth is still scared of being a part of the trails and having someone perform witchery on him. The same goes for Abigail, she has not changed either. Reverend Paris tells Judge Danforth “my niece sir, my niece- I believe she has vanished” (126). Abigail continues to run away from her problems like she did before. In order to avoid the consequences of breaking the rules she started accusing. She got very overwhelmed when she realized what she had created. The witch trials were now gargantuan. Abigail tries her best to avoid the truth in all cases. She is too scared to own up to her words. When marry warren tries to do the right thing, she scares her away. Throughout the play she has always …show more content…
Even though both characters remained stationary and have prevailing roles in Salem, they contrast their belief in witches. In Arthur millers, The Crucible, Abigail and Danforth contrast each other when it comes to witches. Danforth thinks that ever since the incident with the girls dancing in the woods has occurred, sprits have arisen and more and more people part take in witchcraft. Conversely, since Abigail started this riot by lying, she knows that all that is happening is false and full of hysteria. Nonetheless, both characters have significantly impactful reputations in Salem. Danforth authorizes the hangings to take place. Where as Abigail blames more people to be hung. Neither of them think logically when it comes to taking someone else’s life. Likewise, neither Danforth nor Abigail realizes what they have done in their town. He still proves the civilians guilty, even if there is proof of innocence. Abigail is always running away from her problems and she continues to run out of Salem. In conclusion, tragedy is a situation in which no one is at peace. When it hits, it strikes with great traumatic loss. Sometimes, happy endings are not always
Not all stories have a happy ending. When tragedy hits, it brings great misfortune within ones life. Like wise, in Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, the tragedy of the Salem witch trials effect everyone in the community, but who is to blame for this? Two great voices in Salem Massachusetts, Abigail Williams, the niece of a reverend and Judge Danforth, head judge of the court; one with a daunting reputation and the other with great authority. They both have a great say as to what is to come next. However, when it comes to the presence of witches, they have adverse opinions. Abigail does not believe they exist while, Danforth does. Yet, neither of the two characters changes in the duration of the play. Therefore, the tragedies …show more content…
Danforth continues to use his authority for the wrong reason. He says, “Hang them high over the town! Who weeps for these, weeps for corruption! ” (144). He still shows no proof or evidence for hanging the innocent people. More over, he continues to hang people; he has not yet realized what he is doing is over false facts. Innocent individuals like John Proctor are hanged simply because they did not confess to something they did not do. He feels no guilt or regret for what he has done. He hangs with pride and doesn’t care about how others feel. He would not stop doing what he does because he simply has the authority. Danforth is still scared of being a part of the trails and having someone perform witchery on him. The same goes for Abigail, she has not changed either. Reverend Paris tells Judge Danforth “my niece sir, my niece- I believe she has vanished” (126). Abigail continues to run away from her problems like she did before. In order to avoid the consequences of breaking the rules she started accusing. She got very overwhelmed when she realized what she had created. The witch trials were now gargantuan. Abigail tries her best to avoid the truth in all cases. She is too scared to own up to her words. When marry warren tries to do the right thing, she scares her away. Throughout the play she has always …show more content…
Even though both characters remained stationary and have prevailing roles in Salem, they contrast their belief in witches. In Arthur millers, The Crucible, Abigail and Danforth contrast each other when it comes to witches. Danforth thinks that ever since the incident with the girls dancing in the woods has occurred, sprits have arisen and more and more people part take in witchcraft. Conversely, since Abigail started this riot by lying, she knows that all that is happening is false and full of hysteria. Nonetheless, both characters have significantly impactful reputations in Salem. Danforth authorizes the hangings to take place. Where as Abigail blames more people to be hung. Neither of them think logically when it comes to taking someone else’s life. Likewise, neither Danforth nor Abigail realizes what they have done in their town. He still proves the civilians guilty, even if there is proof of innocence. Abigail is always running away from her problems and she continues to run out of Salem. In conclusion, tragedy is a situation in which no one is at peace. When it hits, it strikes with great traumatic loss. Sometimes, happy endings are not always