Danforth represents the evil of blind certainty in the play he refuses to accept the truth because to do so would humiliate him. He'd rather see people die.
Governor Danforth represents rigidity and an over-adherence to the law in The Crucible. Danforth is clearly an intelligent man, highly respected and successful. He arrives in Salem to oversee the trials of the accused witches with a serene sense of his own ability to judge fairly
