Click to see full answer. Keeping this in consideration, what is going on in Andover and how does it relate to Salem? The people in the nearby town of Andover , Massachusetts revolted against the court for the witch trials. Just like in Salem , people were falsely accused of witchcraft and were imprisoned. The people in Andover , however, rebelled against the court. Judge Danforth fears that happening in Salem.
Similarly, why has Reverend Hale returned to Salem why does he say he has come to do the devil's work? Hale says he has come to do the Devil's work because he wants to get people to lie and confess to witchcraft so the accused will get to live.
He sees the confession as ironic because he is committing a sin but is not a witch. Girls have the possibly gone from being in jail for so long.
Why does Reverend Hale tell the accused witches to confess? So they can live. Abigail has vanished from Salem and has taken Parris ' money with her.
It makes her look guilty and Danforth gets upset because he believed she was telling the truth, and now finally sees through Abigail and that she is guilty. Asked by: Serghei Agarrado asked in category: General Last Updated: 29th May, What does the news of what is happening in Andover have to do with the trials in Salem? What does the news of what is happening in Andover have to do with the trials in Salem? Parris prevails upon Danforth for a delay, not because he worries about condemning innocent people to die, but because Parris fears for his life.
At the beginning of the play Parris worries about a faction trying to force him out of Salem. Now he fears that a mob will attack and kill him. The size of his congregation has diminished. This decrease is due in part to a dissatisfaction with Parris as minister; however, it also underscores the people's dissatisfaction with the court because the people perceive Parris as a proponent of the court.
Abigail's disappearance further testifies to the unrest in Salem. After Proctor revealed their affair, Abigail lost credibility in the eyes of the people, if not the eyes of the court. Abigail now realizes that Proctor thwarted her plan. Not only has she lost all of the power she gained through the witch trials, but she has also lost the prize she sought in the first place, Proctor. Rather than eliminate Elizabeth, her actions have condemned Proctor to hang.
The deception that she created to possess Proctor and gain power in Salem has backfired. No reason exists for Abigail to remain in Salem any longer. Hints of violence toward Parris also alert Abigail that the people of Salem may turn against her, because they see her as the one who started the calamity. Parris does not tell Danforth of Abigail's disappearance immediately because he knows Danforth could interpret it as proof that the girls are a fraud.
Hale wants Danforth to pardon all the condemned. He has contributed to the deaths of all of these people. Why does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings? What do Hale and Danforth request of Elizabeth Proctor? Hale and Danforth request Elizabeth Proctor to prevail upon John to confess and make him do it. What happened to Giles Corey?
Giles refused to answer the charges, but if he had whether guilty or not , all of his lands and properties would have been forfeit to the court and his sons would have gotten nothing.
This way all of his things are safe. In order to convince him, they tied him to the ground and lay heavy stones on him for two days until finally he just died. He was pressed to death. John has already spoiled his name; he will not be condemning his already blackened soul by telling another lie. He is not a good man, and nothing is made worse by this lie. It appears as Act IV progresses, that Salem's citizens will do the same.
In fact, that is one reason Danforth wants Proctor to confess. If he simply sets him free, it will prove that the court's findings were unjust. This would give the townspeople, who are already growing tired of the proceedings, the initiative to overthrow the court.
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