Rights of the accused

evidence that they committed a crime, they will hang them if they do not confess to committing a crime. This shows us that the people do not trust the accused so much, that they will deprive them of a fair trial just so that they will confess to a crime they may or may not have committed. Their fate had already been decided when they were accused. This becomes even more obvious, once again, through the actions of Deputy Danforth. He states that “a person is either with this court or must be…

correct punishment for a moral sin but more focused on equality. This justice was based around a belief that if one was executed for a crime, those accused of the same crime ought to be executed too, even if that crime were proven nonexistent. This held to be true in the witch trials; when Judge Thomas Danforth, despite believing in the innocence of the accused, refused to pardon them, because he believed that, “I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not…

31). To determine if a person was a witch the men in higher power at the time would take it upon themselves to examine him or her in several different ways. One of the many tasks and examinations an accused person had to face was to recite the Lord’s Prayer. It was a belief of the Puritans that a witch would be unable to make it through this prayer without having a fit or spell of some sort (ushistory, 2014). Physical evidence such as warts, moles, and…

While Parris is not well liked in Salem Hale works his hardest to help the accused and they loved him for his help; even if in the end they were to stubborn to accept it he tried his best to keep them from hanging especially with John Proctor. But ultimately in the end Reverend Parris was kicked out of his pulpit and his church…

she wants to speak but cannot, and right before Hale arrives the couple is shouting at each other about the hook Abigail has in John. John 's internal conflict is that he loves Elizabeth and feels that he deserves her forgiveness, but at the same time he is unwilling to go to Salem and tell the court the truth about Abigail because he knows that he will have to admit that he had an affair with her. His guilt for disappointing Elizabeth makes him want to do right by her, but he doesn 't want…

not have come as far as it has today, and would cause people to be accused of a fallacious wrong-doing. The argument culture and unending debates might seem to have a negative effect, but can actually be beneficial to the well-being of people. Argument has caused the US to move forward as a country without destroying our well-being. For example, Women’s rights has allowed women to vote and work in America. Women gained the right to work and vote in America, due to protests and debates. Many…

to shift the blame to Sarah Good to demonstrate she loved God more than the Devil. Right afterward, Abigail confesses “I danced; with the Devil… I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!” (Miller 44) If she had not confessed, she may have been accused by association with Tituba, so, to protect herself, she accused other women of witchcraft. Arthur Miller draws this obvious connection to show…

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime. There are vast differences in the way many Americans view the death penalty. Some believe strongly in capital punishment and some Americans oppose capital punishment. As of today, 31 states in the United States have and enforce the death penalty, as well as the United States Military. Nineteen states do not have or enforce the death penalty. Is the death penalty fair? Is…

such as, time periods, Public figures, defendants, and outcomes. One public figure was Giles Corey who was a successful farmer during the time period when the Witch trials were going on. Giles was married to Martha Corey who accused of witchcraft, later on Giles was also accused. This lead to him going to court, where he spoke up against Parris. He had proof of someone hearing Parris that he is blaming people of witchcraft to later on buy their land. The court believed Giles, but asked for the…

contain a lot of evidence, such as, two or more people seeing the person at the scene of the crime, but this trial does not contain that. One well-educated person in authority in the community introduced the idea of witchcraft to the public, so people accused other people of witchcraft without any evidence to prove…