Blog One: Fear

During Act Three in the play, The Crucible, Danforth continuously states that the good have nothing to fear. This statement by Danforth is not true. In The Crucible, many innocent people were convicted and/or punished for witch craft. An example of this is the conviction of Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth was convinced of being seen with the devil by Abigail, who only did this because she wanted Proctor. Elizabeth is innocent and according to Danforth, she has nothing to fear, but since she was convicted and death was the punishment, she has much to fear. Proctor had a similar situation occur to him. He too is innocent, but also he was convicted of witch craft. The occurrence of conviction to Proctor and Elizabeth prove that Danforth's words were untrue and that the innocent has much to fear since the innocent were the ones who were convicted.

Danforth's words about how the good do not have to fear are very untrue, especially in my life. Elizabeth's conviction reminds me of a time when I was convicted due to jealousy. I was accused of stealing from my friend by a peer because that peer wanted to break me and my friend apart. My friend believed my peer over my word since she thought that peer did not have a reason to lie but I did since I was the one in trouble. I had much to fear because I feared about losing a friend over someone else’s lie. Even though I did not commit the crime, I was fearful of losing a friend. Another situation that Danforth's words remind me of is when my brother and I were convicted of chipping the bathroom sink. I did not do it, but i was feared of getting punished if i did not admit to it. The good has much to fear, unlike the words of Danforth, and it is present in my life and in today's society.