I believe Haleis insistent that lawyers be brought in to argue Proctor's caseto prove that Elizabeth is innocent because he believes Proctor. He wants to give them more time as well and this will do this and bring another person's unbiased opinion into the court and its unjust ways.
Why does Hale suggest Proctor should get a lawyer && what does this tell us about Hale's feelings about the justice of the trial && is this a change in his attitude && why does Danforth refuse ? Proctor knows that the court is a sham and out to get Proctor. Initially he pleads with Proctor to get a lawyer and defend himself.
Why do you think Danforth asks whether Proctor has told the story to the village? Danforth is worried that there is a ploy in the town to overthrow the court.
When urged by Hale to persuade her husband to confess, how does Elizabeth Proctor characterize Hale's argument? She says it is the Devil's argument. What does Elizabeth mean by characterizing Hale's argument in this way? She thinks Hale's thinking is twisted and that Proctor should make the decision on his own.
He wants him to accuse more people or witchcraft. When Hale urges Danforth to pardon the prisoners, why does Danforth refuse? He doesn't want to pardon the prisoners because then the people who had already died for the same crime would have died for nothing.
Both Parris and Hale beg Danforth to either pardon the prisoners or postpone the hangings until confessions are obtained because Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor still have such good reputations, and their executions could cause an uprising.
What do Hale and Danforth request of Elizabeth Proctor? They ask Elizabeth to speak with John and get him to confess to witchcraft. They want him to do this so they will not have to hang him (he will just stay in jail).
What does Reverend Hale want Danforth to do? Rev. Hale wants Danforth to pardon all the condemned. If he won't do that, at least give Hale more time, postpone for a week, publish that they are striving for confessions.
Why is Danforth insulted when Hale suggests that a lawyer should present Mary Warren's deposition? Danforth is very confident that he can distinguish (or identify) fact (true) from fiction (not true). He's been doing this for 32 years. Danforth repeatedly says that the innocent have nothing to fear in a court of law.
Danforth cannot pardon the prisoners, despite Hale's pleas and his obvious doubts about their guilt, because he does not want to “cast doubt” on the justification of the hangings of the twelve previously condemned and on the sentence of hanging for the seven remaining prisoners.
Hale just wants people to confess to save their own lives. He knows the court is wearing out their welcome in Salem. All the court wants is confessions to validate their existence. If they refuse to confess, they will be executed.
Parris wants the executions postponed until Hale can convince them to confess. What does Reverend Hale want Danforth to do? Hale wants them pardoned.
His character, Miller said, is driven by the idea that mankind must be protected from knowledge, an idea that Miller characterized as believing that “evil is good.”
Hale returns to Salem to convince the condemned prisoners to confess to witchcraft. He does so because he feels responsible for the miscarriage of justice that led them to their current situation.
Why do you think Hale wants Proctor to have a lawyer? He sees that the court can twist evidence and fears what will become of Proctor as he presents evidence that is counter to the court's beliefs. 24.
Why do you think Hale is so insistent that lawyers be brought in to argue Proctor's case? He wants to be absolutely sure that Mary Warren is telling the truth and that is can be proven in court without a doubt. He is the one who signs death warrants.
Why does Danforth not allow Proctor to obtain a lawyer to defend himself from Mary Warren's deposition? Danforth claims that the evidence against those accused is invisible and that a lawyer would only call extraneous witnesses.
Why do you think Hale is so insistent that lawyers be brought in to argue Proctor's case? He wants to be absolutely sure that Mary Warren is telling the truth and that is can be proven in court without a doubt. He is the one who signs death warrants.
John needs A professional to defend him present evidence. Hale believes John. He had no longer trust the court. He doesn't want his reputation harmed.
He says that witchcraft is an "invisible crime" because no one can see it or be aware of it except for the witch herself and her victim.