Parris starts by misusing his power as a minister and got curious about the dancing girls in the woods. “Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation when I know you have not opened with me. What did you do with her in the forest?”(Miller 462) Danforth could have saved a lot of lives if he didn’t misuse his power. He did not want to be seen as a weak person so he didn’t postpone the hangs and let the accused confess. The use of authority taught us that if you are in power make sure you know the whole story and contradict it more instead of doing the things you automatically think should be
Parris starts by misusing his power as a minister and got curious about the dancing girls in the woods. “Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation when I know you have not opened with me. What did you do with her in the forest?”(Miller 462) Danforth could have saved a lot of lives if he didn’t misuse his power. He did not want to be seen as a weak person so he didn’t postpone the hangs and let the accused confess. The use of authority taught us that if you are in power make sure you know the whole story and contradict it more instead of doing the things you automatically think should be