For the pilgrims, death isn’t the end, and death for Christ’s sake is considered an honor, which helps them put their sufferings into perspective. The judge’s and witnesses’ names indicate their opposition to everything the pilgrims represent. “Pickthank,” for instance, is an archaic word for a flatterer, someone who tries to curry favor with others. Faithful bases his defense on his faithfulness to God and opposition to all things which oppose God, not denouncing the people of Vanity directly. His accusers see it differently.