As Reverend Hale is introduced into the story, he is made out to be the savior of the town of Salem. Parris invites him to come and find the devil that is supposedly present in the town, and rid the people of any evil they may have been cursed with

Danforth strongly believes that he is doing God’s work and protecting the law, however, despite this, he finds himself in a tough situation. As the story progresses, Danforth arrests any person who the “inflicted girls,” name. They are then put on trial, and when they are found guilty, they have the choice of admitting to being a witch, or being hanged. Either way, the guilty are in an extremely tough situation because of Danforth. As time passes, Danforth sends more and more men and women to their death by hanging. Each new person he hangs gives him even more incentive to uphold the law with the next person. Tension rises, however, and the remaining people of Salem begin to question whether Abigail and her fellow “inflicted,” are actually messengers of God, or whether they are lying to the whole town. As Danforth eventually begins to question the validity of the girls’ words, he suppresses these thoughts because he is in a very tough situation. If he acknowledges that Abigail and the other inflicted girls were lying the whole time, he would be acknowledging that the law had failed and he had not done his one and only job: upholding the law. However, if he never says anything, he will be denying the truth that the people who have been hanged are innocent and this could possibly lead to more unreasonable hangings. In his desperation to find the truth, Danforth begs to Abigail: “Abigail. I beg you now, search your heart and tell me this- and beware of it, child, to God every soul is precious and His vengeance is terrible on them that take life without cause” (108). Danforth’s statement is a very ironic statement for a couple reasons. He is a strong believer in the vengeance of the lord and states so, however, he does not realize that he is the one who is taking lives without just cause. Even more ironic than the fact that Danforth is the one who is taking lives without cause is the idea that he is not punished in the way he says people like him would be punished.

Abigail is the dirtiest and most sinful person in The Crucible without a doubt. She has had relations with a much older man, Proctor, and calls herself a messenger of God as she condemns many innocent men and women to their own death or humiliation. Certainly, Abigail knows that she is not being a good Christian by doing the terrible things she doe

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