Danforth Is To Blame In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

The Salem witch trials began in 1962 when a group of girls were accused of being possessed by a devil (History.com). Many women were accused of being witches. They were eventually tried in court to see if they were innocent or not. Governor Danforth is at fault because he dominates the witchcraft trials with poor decision making, favoritism towards people and believes no one should fear God or the court’s ruling.

One reason is guilt is Danforth believes Abigail and the girls are incapable of lying during the trials. He is able to dominate everyone in the witch trials except for Abigail. He is easily persuaded when it comes to Abigail stories. For example, as the girls walked into the court, Governor Danforth asks Abigail if there is any truth

Danforth thinks he is being guided by God, so nobody will be punished unjustly. In Act Four, this was proven wrong. When it becomes evident the allegations are false, Governor Danforth refuses to accept the truth (1230). After failing to understand the truth, he hangs all of the innocent people to avoid destroying his own reputation (1232-12330. If, indeed, Governor Danforth would have been guided by God, the innocent would have been free, not wrongfully punished and hung. Governor Danforth seems to be afraid of the consequences brought on by his beliefs and actions, so he killed everyone to make himself appear powerful in the court. By killing everyone who appeared in court, he believe others would trust in him and believe he was doing the his job well, even when he was not. He should be hung for killing the

While Governor Danforth is telling men to write their pleas, Francis Nurse interrupts him and says “Excellency, we have proof for your eyes; God forbid you shut them to it. The girls, sir, the girls are frauds...We have proof of it, sir. They are all deceiving you” (1190). He doesn’t realize the girls are lying to him. Judge Danforth becomes insulted when people question his ability to make decisions. People in the court are angry with Danforth because he is not believing them even when they know his thoughts are inaccurate. Later in Act Three, Governor Danforth begins to question Mary Warren and the girls. He wants to see if they were telling were telling the truth or committing a sin by lying during the court session (1200). Danforth begins to questions many people and fails to examine the accuracy of their facts. At this point he is having troubles deciding who is at fault. With the failure to examine every little detail, it seems he committed the crime. He doesn’t want to bring out important details because it could cause him to get into