The Crucible #6

Giles: "My proof is there! Pointing to the paper. If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property- that's law! And there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land!" (96).

This argument has factual evidence to the motives behind the witch hunt. We finally get an argument that can stand up against people like Abigail who just throw out names. The community is so obsessed with catching witches that they do not realize that people may be lying.

Danforth: "I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen people choked before my eyes by spirits; I have seen them stuck by pins and slashed by daggers. I have until this moment not the slightest reason to suspect that the children may be deceiving me. Do you understand my meaning? (91).

This is yet another example of how every character in this story is bllind to the truth and only listen to what they want to hear. They believe that they have their perfect society with no problems at all, and they are unwilling to admit when there are serious problems. It just goes to show how how unsuspecting the people are in this society until one big problem occurs and then everyone becomes suspicious.