Judge Danforth

E20004
dramatic character fictional character literary character

Judge Danforth is a stern, self-righteous deputy governor and presiding judge in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*, emblematic of the inflexible authority driving the Salem witch trials.

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Label Occurrences
Danforth 3
Judge Danforth canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsInWork The Crucible ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Salem witch trials ⓘ
basedOn William Stoughton ⓘ
characterTrait authoritarian ⓘ
inflexible ⓘ
self-righteous ⓘ
stern ⓘ
conflictWithCharacter Giles Corey ⓘ
John Proctor ⓘ
Reverend John Hale ⓘ
surface form: Reverend Hale
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy Arthur Miller ⓘ
decision demands confessions to justify the court ⓘ
refuses to postpone the executions ⓘ
embodies abuse of judicial power ⓘ
hysteria-driven justice ⓘ
inflexible authority ⓘ
the dangers of theocracy ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork 1953 ⓘ
genreOfWork tragedy ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryFunction antagonist ⓘ
symbol of rigid institutional authority ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
moralStance believes the court is infallible ⓘ
prioritizes reputation of the court over individual justice ⓘ
nationalityInFiction English colonial American ⓘ
notableAction condemns John Proctor to death ⓘ
orders the arrest of those who challenge the court ⓘ
pressures accused witches to confess ⓘ
occupation deputy governor ⓘ
judge ⓘ
positionInCourt chief judge of the witch trials ⓘ
deputy governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
roleInWork presiding judge in the Salem witch trials ⓘ
settingOfActions Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ
supportsCharacter Abigail Williams ⓘ
the accusers in the trials ⓘ
themeConnection integrity versus survival ⓘ
justice versus the law ⓘ
mass hysteria ⓘ
power and corruption ⓘ
timePeriodOfActions 1692 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Crucible → hasCharacter → Judge Danforth ⓘ
John Danforth → familyName → Judge Danforth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Danforth
Danforth Memorial Library → namedAfter → Judge Danforth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Danforth
Quayle → givenName → Judge Danforth ⓘ
subject surface form: Dan Quayle
this entity surface form: Danforth