Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How is Danforth shown to be superior?
- 'Excellency'
- Hathorne: "Arrest him, excellency!"
- Shows Danforth to be in a position of power
over Hathorne
- Imperative: Danforth isn't
completely in control
- Giles: 'Your Excellency'
- More formal, more respect to
Danforth
- 'Enter Deputy Governor Danforth and, behind him...'
- Shows that he is the most important of the characters entering
- 'Silence falls'
- Highly respected, waiting
for what he has to say
- 'Awaits his wrath'
- His word is final, suggestive of violence
- Danforth:'Now be gone'
- Imperative: Danforth takes charge over others
- Orders aren't actually followed
- Not as in control as he believes
- Danforth: [To Herrick] 'Clear this room'
- Herrick tries to do so showing Danforth is superior
- Danforth: 'This is the highest court of the supreme government of this
province, do you know it?'
- Rhetorical question: he expects Giles to know what he is
talking about without explaining
- Highest court: most important source of authority in Salem
- Sarcastic tone: See's himself as superior
- Danforth: 'What's that?'
- Wants to find out what is going on
- Good leadership skill, suggests superiority
- Danforth: 'I have only good report of your character'
- He is told about the happenings of Salem
- Respected as a judge of character
- Somewhat distant from the town itself
- Shows more important than general public of
Salem
- 'Danforth is respectfully silent'
- He doesn't have to be silent
but does so to show respect
- Good leadership qualities suggesting superiority
- Adjacency pairs answering Danforth
- He expects an answer to his questions
- People answer w/out hesitation showing he is in control
- Standard English
- Avoids idiolects, suggests that he is educated
- More intelligent, perhaps, and therefore superior