In trying to find quotes that can link Danforth to McCarthy, you would want to find ideas that emphasize power.
Miller is skilled in how he makes power a character trait of Danforth. In Act III, Danforth emphasizes that his court is "the highest court" and represents "the supreme government." This is similar to how McCarthy felt that his proceedings of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee were above all else.
When describing his work,...
In trying to find quotes that can link Danforth to McCarthy, you would want to find ideas that emphasize power.
Miller is skilled in how he makes power a character trait of Danforth. In Act III, Danforth emphasizes that his court is "the highest court" and represents "the supreme government." This is similar to how McCarthy felt that his proceedings of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee were above all else.
When describing his work, McCarthy spoke about the extent to which he felt Communists had infiltrated into the American government:
"I have here in my hand a list of two hundred and five people that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department."
In a similar way, Danforth says that as a result of his proceedings, "near to four hundred are in the jails...and upon my signature...and seventy-two condemned to hang by that signature."
Finally, Danforth suggests, like McCarthy, that those who are "innocent" have nothing to fear in his court. McCarthy insisted if someone was "innocent" of Communist sympathies or affiliations, they had nothing to fear in being called in front of the committee. In much the same way, Danforth says that, "a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it...no uncorrupted man may fear this court." In these quotes, Danforth is shown to represent McCarthy and shown as similar because of their possession of great power and control.
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