A person’s character can have a lot of influences in weather or not they can maintain their morals.

The play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, takes place in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. This time in Salem, witchcraft was suspected of almost everyone in the town. Preserving one’s reputation becomes recurring concept throughout the play. The witchcraft accusations are usually made by people that have a biased view against others, which is why everyone tries to make sure their reputation looks well with the rest of the town. This concept is proven through the characters of John Proctor, Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale. These three characters go to great lengths to protect what the town of Salem thinks of them.

Everyday people undergo change all over the world. In Arthur Miller’s play,” The Crucible”, Reverend Hale of Beverly appears in Salem in 1692. Throughout the course of the play, Reverend Hale goes from a stern, religious figure devoted to the destruction of evil, to somewhat doubting the accusers to leaving the church and asking innocent people to lie for the efforts in order to save themselves. Since Reverend Jonathan Hale is motivated by the administering of justice as well as the true nature of the legal proceedings, his decision to quit the court in Salem creates guilt and responsibility for the deaths of innocent people.

Over the course of the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale has changed dramatically from the start of the play to the end. At first, Hale is convinced that he is an expert of witchcraft and the truth is found in his books. He also comes into Salem putting his faith into the court. As the play goes on, Hale questions his belief because he realizes that many people are being convicted without definite evidence. In the end of the play, Hale has no faith in the court. He realizes many people innocent people have died through the courts rulings and therefore he can not be a part of it. Hale’s character has changed significantly throughout the

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the witch trials in Salem were a devastating time. The entire community was in disorder and chaos because of personal vengeance. This included accusations of innocent town’s people being called witches, so they hanged and were jailed. Throughout the play certain characters help the rise of witchcraft as well as the disapproval of all the innocent people who were being convicted for no reason. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character whom comes to rid of the evil spirits in Salem, yet he later tries to end the trials. Hale realizes the accusations are false, attempts to postpone the hangings, and persuade the victims to lie conveys that he is a dynamic character and changes throughout the play.

Furthermore, Reverend Hale was pushed to change also. Hale came into Salem a stranger, but knew how to fix the problem the town endured. He never questioned that God had a plan and always thought that something was either good or bad, with no gray area in between. This thinking is challenged when Elizabeth, a pure person, is accused and then later when John confesses. He knows that these people are honest and leaves the court for a period of time. In the end, Hale is a desperate man, and even though knowing there is no witchcraft present, he urges John to admit that he is not the one that should be punished. He has to question all the rules he has lived by his whole life and pursue something he knows is incorrect. In essence, Reverend Hale is pushed to his limits and is turned into a man that will be permanently in suspicion of any standards he ever thought were true.

When John Hale notices the accused people of the town who tell the truth are being threatened and killed he begins to encourage the indicted ones to lie. For example, Rebecca Nurse, one of the most honored people in the town of Salem, was arraigned of witchcraft and told the truth but was still executed. On the other hand, people who didn’t actually do anything and said that they did do witchcraft when accused just had to ask for forgiveness from god and were able to continue on to their lives. In result of this, John Hale seeks to get people such as John Proctor to lie and confess even if they didn’t do anything. He tries to convince Proctor to confess so he can continue his life with his loving wife and children. To

: Reverend Hale’s changing through the story is even more evident in act two, and Reverend Hale can only be described as indecisive throughout act two. The reverend begins to doubt his former certainty of the witchcraft surrounding Salem and struggles with deciding. The reader first sees Hale’s doubt of his own skills when he is in John Proctors house talking to Elizabeth and John Proctor about Elizabeth being under scrutiny of the court, when he says “I am a stranger here, as you know. And in my ignorance I find it hard to draw a clear opinion of them that come accused before the court.” In the former quote Hale is acknowledging that he’s not familiar with the people and he meets them then judges them.

The Crucible perfect example of how beliefs could affect people in a negative way. For example, in The Crucible, the town’s government is a theocracy. The citizens made decisions based off of their religion. Once people were accused of witchcraft, the accused were arrested and hanged because the town were taught to believe they were committing serious crimes but in reality, there was no witchery. In today's society, individuals will do the same action of having certain beliefs that influences one’s actions or behavior towards something or someone. For example, a religious person being intolerable towards someone who is gay. The religious individual was taught by their religion to believe a certain way about those who are gay. The person could feel very strongly about their beliefs and act upon those beliefs such as hurting the other individual. In the play, The Crucible, Reverend Hale is summoned to Salem and explains, so

He is an expert in witchcraft and is not from Salem. He receives a call from Reverend Parris saying that he needs help with the chaos that is going on. Reverend John Hale says; “Excellency, I have signed seventy-two death warrants; I am a minister of the lord, and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it.” With the witch trails if Abigail and Betty said that they witnessed that person doing witchcraft, without any evidence the person was guilty. So Reverend Hale is not as wise as they say he is because there was no proof that those innocent people were performing witchcraft. He is signing 14 death warrants for people that he did not have proof

Guilt and justice are two crucial factors in someone's character. Reverend Hale portrays these two qualities throughout the progress of this book. In the play, “The Crucible”, Reverend Hale`s guilt and change of character helps portray the theme of trusting no one.

Reverend Hale prefers to engage in acts that sympathize with others. He takes great care in helping children including a child who, "recovered her normal behavior after Hale had given her his kindness and a few days of rest in his own house" (p. 33) which Miller makes sure to mention in a side note. Hale also goes to another town to heal an ailing child. He is gentle when speaking to her and lets her know who he is and makes sure to say, "I have come to help you, dear" (p. 41) expressing that his intentions are positive. Although not being mentioned of having kids of his own, Hale looks to help them instead of others who don't really have respect for children. He also tries to protect others including the Proctors and arrives at their house, "...without the court's authority." and warns them that, "...your wife's name is mentioned in court" (p. 63). Reverend Hale quits the court and, "denounces these proceedings..." (p. 120) following John Proctor's arrest. He does not want to be linked to a corrupt court that has taken the lives of many and quickly cuts ties. He does not want anyone else to hang due to the witch trials. In Act IV, Miller continually

Upon being first introduced, Reverend Hale is described as a confident, ambitious man driven by motivation to impress others with his thorough knowledge of witchcraft. He considers himself to be an expert; a veritable beacon of intellectual light who will be able to cure Salem of its supernatural affliction. By the end of The Crucible, Hale has undergone a complete character transformation, making him one of the more dynamic characters in the play. His perception of the trials are shrouded in guilt and self-doubt as he struggles with feeling responsible for those who are condemned to hang and wanting to preserve his Puritan values.

In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the character Reverend John Hale’s belief in the theocratic government system of Salem changes considerably throughout the play. In the beginning of the play, Reverend Hale is confident in his ability to find the Devil in Salem, and put those who have been working with the Devil to justice. During the middle of the play the reader can see Hale’s faith in the court system start to waver. By the end of the play however, Hale knows that the theocratic system is broken, and Hale tries to save the lives he can. Reverend Hale’s belief in the court system of Salem dramatically changes throughout The Crucible, his belief goes from confident to wavering to broken, and this change is evident in the text.

In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale faces his own crucible. John Hale is minister who specializes in witchcraft. Hale comes to Salem in 1692 to examine Betty Parris. John did not fall into the ideology of “fake” witchcraft like others in Salem. He does start the hysteria that is happening in Salem when he encourages the girls to rat out on the other girls and people in town. With later regret, Reverend Hale follows his religious and puritanical beliefs. John Hale follows idea of puritanism by trying to keep the court fair, keeping god in his life, and maintaining his intellectual abilities throughout the play.

As Reverend Hale arrives in Salem, he is indifferent and collecting information to see what is going on. He learns of the corruption and injustice of the town. As the court continues to hang and accuse people of witchcraft without any proof, Reverend Hale has had enough. Reverend Hale tells Mr. Danforth to believe him and as John Proctor is accused, it is Reverend Hale’s last straw. He goes up to Mr. Danforth and yells that, “I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court” (111). Reverend Hale sees the truth behind the girls and does not know why Danforth does not. He simply asks for Mr. Danforth to hear him out and see the circumstantial proof, but Mr. Danforth has put his career on this court and is stubborn in seeing their innocence. The way Reverend Hale came into the town and had an open mind to find the truth was ideal. As the book continued, Reverend Hale became suspicious of the accusers. He noticed the scam that was unfolding and when he saw it, he tried to convince Mr. Danforth. Once Goody Proctor has lied in court and Judge Danforth has turned the other way, Reverend Hale had had enough. He pleads with Judge Danforth, “I beg you, stop now before another is condemned!” (105). His argument is that the lie is a natural one to tell and that Judge Danforth has to see the fault in this case. The trials will continue to execute innocent lives if Reverend Hale does not do something and that is what triggers him to make his decisions because he knows it is the right choice. As Reverend Hale sees the fault, he tries to do the best he can to prevent death. He goes to Elizabeth to talk about problem solving of the ruling that has been made. He tries his best to convince Elizabeth, “I beg you, woman, prevail upon your husband to confess” (122). He is desperately trying to minimize the damage because he believes that God