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What does Parris hope for at this point-- from the prisoners and also from

Danforth and Hathorne?

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Parris is worried that if they hang, the townspeople will rebel and overthrow the courts. ... If they do confess, they won't hang, and maybe the townspeople won't get so angry, and he will be safe. Hale wants Proctor to confess for different reasons; he doesn't care if the townsfolk rebel

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