Quote 1: "There lurks nowhere in your heart, nor hidden in your spirit, any desire 'to undermine this court?" - Danforth (page 90)
Explanation: Here Danforth is questioning the Proctor's motives to free his wife. And in his question he brings up the words, "undermining this court." This is a sign that Danforth is worried about people questioning his verdicts and is showing his resentment for Proctor 's appeal to over turn his arrest of Proctor's wife.
Question: Is Danforth a fair judge or is he driven by his own bias?
Quote 2: "But you understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between" -Danforth (page 94)
Explanation: This excerpt comes from Danforth's response to when Francis stated that he did not want to bring trouble on those who signed a paper acknowledging the purity of Martha, Elizabeth, and Rebecca. In the quote a Danforth states that in this crisis, there is no gray area but only a black and white area. This quote also shows Danforth's resentment to those opposing the verdicts of the court, because he is openly admitting this idea that you are either with him or against him. And what can be taken from this is that those trying to challenge Judge Danforth's verdict (Francis, John, Giles) will be punished for it. This underlines the main theme of the story of people doing everything in their power to defend their reputation.
Question: Knowing his position on people oppossing his verdicts, will Danforth free any of the accused?
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