Danforth is Deputy Governor of the Province; in the book, he serves the purpose of chief judge (Hathorne, the other judge, has no influence over him).
Judge Danforth
judge
Mary Warren says the girls are lying when Proctor brings her to speak with Judge Danforth.
hathorne is the judge that sits next to danforth in the courtroom scene
The judge presiding over the Salem witch trials along with Deputy Governor Danforth.
Judge Danforth
judge
In "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, Judge Danforth is described as being around sixty years old.
Mary Warren says the girls are lying when Proctor brings her to speak with Judge Danforth.
hathorne is the judge that sits next to danforth in the courtroom scene
The judge presiding over the Salem witch trials along with Deputy Governor Danforth.
danforth
Danforth is Governor.
Danforth is a judge in the novel The Crucible, which depicts the Salem witch trials. He says that the difference between witchcraft and ordinary crime is that a person accused of witchcraft cannot defend themselves by calling witnesses.
because it displayed the stupidity of the people such as Danforth.
In The Crucible, Danforth summons Elizabeth Proctor because John Proctor stated that Elizabeth never lies. Danforth wants her to confirm John's story.
Deputy Governor John Danforth states,that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it.