Who Is To Blame In The Crucible

The Crucible Essay Lying can sometimes have major consequences, like death, and can hurt others. If one tells the truth, one doesn’t have to try to remember their story. In The Crucible, most of the characters lie to protect themselves or their family. Abigail is most to blame for the hysteria in Salem. She caused the most damage through her actions, but others are to blame for the hysteria as well. Three characters that contributed to the witch trials in Salem are John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warren. The first character that contributed to the hysteria is John Proctor, the protagonist. John is to blame because he had an affair with Abigail Williams, the antagonist, which led for him to be sentenced to be killed and later on …show more content…
Judge danforth only thought about the reputation of the court, and did not care one bit about the victims. He comes across as a selfish man who cares more about himself than justice for others. Judge Danforth claims that witchcraft is an “invisible crime”, therefore there can’t be witnesses to defend the accused. In act 3, Judge danforth says “Therefore who may possibly be witness to it? The witch and the victim. None other. Now we cannot hope the witch will accuse herself; granted? Therefore we must rely on our victims and they do testify, the children certainly do testify”(Miller). Judge danforth believed the girls over the people who were accused. He has made it almost impossible for those to defend themselves. He would much rather keep his name over saving those that are not guilty. Another reason why judge danforth is to blame is that he has the most power in the trials, yet he does nothing to stop them. He took advantage of the responsibility that was given to him. He had seen the evidence of some of those who were accused, yet he refused to admit that the accused were innocent. When 91 farmers signed the deposition that stated that Elizabeth, Martha and Rebecca are good, he insisted on arresting all 91 farmers; “ “(Miller). Judge Danforth didn’t bother to listen to others thoughts on the trials. The power he had got to his head and didn’t handle the responsibility given to him

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