Act+III


 * 1) ​ Danforth’s statement is a perfect example of a logical fallacy especially since it really seems to make sense in the way he explains it. Nevertheless, his reasoning has to be corrupted since the prosecutors, who happen to be a group of teenage girls, accuse the defendants with no evidence of their claims except the 'divining' that they perform on them, which is not concrete evidence to begin with. Not only that, but the dozens of people who are accused cannot defend themselves according to his philosophy, which goes against the basic rule of court, ‘innocent until proven guilty.’ Danforth’s insensible attempt to explain his actions just shows how corrupt and selfish he has become in order to save his own face, even though he is learned and knows what he is doing is wrong. Due to the fact that Danforth manages to blind dozens with his sensible philosophy, he displays a great act of logical fallacy to such a degree that many people end up paying the price for his deeds.
 * 2) Mary Warren portrays a form of irony that is half-verbal and half-dramatic when she turns on Proctor during the trial. When she screams ‘I love God’ repeatedly in her panic, her actions entirely contradict what she just says moments before. As the readers know for a fact, Abigail is tangled in her web of lies, and God hates lies because He is a god of truth. As she runs to the representative of lied for refuge, she calls that she loves the representative of truth, and everyone in the room, except the prosecutors and Hale, refuses to acknowledge the true nature of the situation. This masquerade committed by Mary Warren leads to serious consequences for many characters, and though she screams and cries in an effort to convey sincerity, her falsehood is evident.
 * 3) Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witch crafts as an act of jealousy, and as Elizabeth testifies to save herself, the readers should notice the irony of her circumstances. Of the two women, only Abigail deserves to die for the adultery she commits with Proctor; Elizabeth is just a victim of the crime, who has the right to bring the criminal to court. Ironically, when she does go to court as a result of Abigail’s crime, she is the alleged criminal, and Abigail is her prosecutor. When Danforth gives her the opportunity to convict Abigail of adultery, Elizabeth refuses to accuse her in order to save her husband, but in doing so, she inadvertently condemns him. All aspects of the trial are the exact opposite of what they should be, and this demented version of the law system allows disaster to pervade the town of Salem.