Judge Danforth's Reputation In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

The Crucible “We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tribulation. That’s why we have the gift of faith.” (Joyce Meyer) In The Crucible, a prevalent theme is having a good reputation. Miller has three characters that don’t want their reputation to be bad. The three characters that can’t lose their reputation are John Proctor, Reverend Parris, and Judge Danforth. The Crucible has a long lasting theme of having a good reputation. Miller provides three characters that can’t lose their reputation. John Proctor is very prideful. He likes to do the right thing but he can’t lose his reputation. John is accused of witchcraft and is about to be hung. Judge Danforth wants him to sign a paper saying that he confessed to witchcraft and it will save John’s life. Danforth also wants to hang it for proof of

Danforth knows that the accused are innocent and can’t stop persecuting them. Danforth can’t stop persecuting them because he has already sentenced several people to death and can’t back out now and still have a good reputation. Danforth knows Abigail is putting on a show but has already believed her and has already hung several people. He can’t go back and change what he already did. He would lose his job for killing several people and would not be able to regain his reputation by any means. Danforth is known to make the right decision and can’t back out of what he has already done to keep his reputation. Miller makes John Proctor, Reverend Parris, and Judge Danforth very prideful which makes them make poor decisions and causes several people to die. The Crucible has a long lasting theme of having a good reputation. Miller shows that example by using three characters. The Crucible teaches that people should never be too prideful. All three characters made poor decisions which led to losing their lives or losing the lives of