Hawthorne indicates that Parris is overreacting to the scheduled hanging of Rebecca and proctor because “at every execution [he has] seen naught but high satisfaction in the town.” What would happen to a townsperson who protested the hangings or appeared dissatisfied in any way with the courts proceedings and decisions would without a doubt be thought to be associated with the devil. Therefore they would be brought in for immediate questioning. We saw a few cases throughout the story where this happened. When Corey Giles talks to the judges and tries to get his point across that his wife is being suspicious reading books. “COREY: I never said my wife were a witch, Mister Hale, I only said she were reading books!” (Miller 75). But having no …show more content…
Now begone, your old age alone keeps you out of jail for this.” His evidence was that he was accused on purpose by Putnam so he could get more of Giles property, but when it came to naming someone, he could not. Danforth took this action as an immediate call for fear. “DANFORTH: No uncorrupted man may fear this court, Mister Hale! (Directly at Proctor.) None! Mr. Corey, you are under arrest in contempt of this court. Now sit you down and take counsel with yourself, or you will be set in the jail until you decide to answer all questions.” (Miller 54) The court are not afraid to send you out if they feel like they are being abused, even though they are in the wrong. Another instance of this is when john proctor goes to the court to testify against his wife. His wife explains the process very well once accused saying “ELIZABETH: The Deputy Governor promise hangin‘ if they‘ll not confess, John. The town‘s gone wild, I think—Mary Warren speak of Abigail as though she were a saint, to hear her. She brings the other girls into the court, and here she walks the crowd will part like the sea for Israel. And folks are brought before them, and if Abigail scream and howl and fall to the floor—the person‘s clapped in the jail for bewitchin‘