Reverend Hale The Crucible

All of a sudden there was a witch outbreak in Salem Massachusetts. The following day the girls were found in bed inert. The doctor attempted to figure out the sickness the girls could have. However, he could not give the sickness any name. Then Reverend Hale was called in to help the town cure its unnatural problem. Throughout the play Reverend Hale contributed to both sides of the arguments. At the beginning he believed the court was doing God’s job. Towards the end his character changes and is less in favor of the court and more in favor for the people being wrongly accused. Reverend Hale’s is seen to be independent, confident and outspoken. These traits end up changing towards the end of the play. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character

In Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" the most powerful character out of all of them is Reverend Hale. He has the most power because it is not possible for him to be a witch at all. This fact is proven because he is the minister and he even said himself " I cannot be the witch I am the minister (pg.36). This quote is him saying he cannot be accused of witchcraft because basically he gave his soul and heart to God because he is a minister. Another reason he is the strongest character is because he knows the most about witches and has the most knowledge about the witches. He knows how they act, speak and smell. "HALE, quietly—it has impressed him: Proctor, let you open with me now, for I have a rumor that troubles me. It's said you hold no

Reverend John Hale seems like he has good intentions, until the reader dives deeper into Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Reverend John Hale is supposed to be a hero to the town of Salem, but we soon realize he does not do what is right. “Drama Critics Circle Award winning Authur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953” (Athour Miller 3). In The Crucible, Reverend John Hale arrives at Salem, and the town thinks they are saved. Reverend John Hale, once seen as a hero, is now a fraud.

Reverend Hale in Salem Reverend Hale’s faith and his belief in people divide him from others. Hale comes to Salem to help with a need from the town. His job is to find evidence witch craft and help. He is devoted to his faith and helping others. Through out the play he changes from a confident and easily deceived man to a doubtful and unsure of his abilities.

“Why it is simple I come to do the Devil’s work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves. There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head!!” (201). This quote is so powerful to the audience, Hale is admitting he feels guilty. He feels he has killed innocent people. How many people had to die for him to finally realize? In act four, Hale also begs Elizabeth Proctor into getting her to make John confess. Elizabeth would argue that it isn’t her job to control him. “You know, do you not, that I have no connection with the court? I come of my own, Goody Proctor. I would save your husband’s life, for if he is taken I count myself his murdered. Do you understand me?” (202). Hale is saying he has no connection to the court's decisions. He comes to help Salem not destroy it. If John decides not to confess, and gets hung, Hale won’t think he did enough to help him, he could’ve done more. If John dies, with Hale knowing he’s an innocent man, Hale will call himself John’s

One of the worst sayings in the entire English language is “opposites attract”. It is a cheap and “easy-way-out” excuse that uses the science of magnetism and energy to explain human emotions like love, and frankly, it is false. In romance, it is nearly impossible to be attracted to someone in a way that is not surface beauty if two people are just too different. Things like political views, food preferences, even sleeping patterns can be detrimental if they are too different. In saying that, it is easy to deduce that most people are not fond of the person they consider their “opposite”, and the same goes for characters in film or literature. For instance, in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there are many examples of pairs that may seem like

“Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook my own.” In the story The Crucible, the character Reverend Hale is brought to investigate a possible case of witchcraft. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character with his origins being arrogant and prideful while close to the end he is logical and realizes the truth. Reverend Hale and I share character traits of being determined to achieve our goals, logical with our decisions, and were once quite prideful.

An equitable judge should possess judicial temperament, courage, and integrity to make sure the delivery of an accountable justice process for the people. On the contrary, Danforth is a selfish and arrogant man who only cares about his own interests. His flawed personalities and hypocritical attitudes make him sightless and irrational throughout the witchcraft, which directly causes the calamity in the town. Danforth feels embarrassment and doesn’t know what to do when Proctor brings Mary Warren’s deposition which shows his previous judgment is wrong. He is baffled and find a reason to defend himself, “ There lurks nowhere in your heart, nor hidden in your spirit, Any desire to undermine this court? Are you in all respects a Gospel

       Reverend hale’s strong willed personality suddenly backfired, making him not trustworthy to the the court members and people of Salem. Hale contemplated a lot and spent more time on his studies. He stated that, the people he had named as witches, were not witches. Because he changed his mind so often, and went back on his word, the jury cannot trust him which made anything he said pointless. He quits the court when he says “I denounce these proceedings I quit this court.” (Miller). Since Hale was so hard headed, it took him awhile to realize the extent of the witch trials was extreme and that it was not active in the town of salem. It was a mixture of extreme ignorance, pure cruelty to banish the unwanted people of the town. As Elizabeth was signing john's’ death warrant, Hale was watching. “Excellency it is a natural lie to tell, I beg you, stop now before another condemned! I may shut my conscious to it no more private vengeance is working through this testimony from the beginning this man has struck me

He quite simply cannot bring himself to believe Abigail and the others girls when they conveniently become afflicted by the devil to avoid questioning. The final straw occurs when he “finally denounces these proceedings”( 120) and storms out of the courtroom. No longer does fight for the side of the court, but rather he takes up his “arms” and begins a crusade against the courts. His once powerful convictions have flipped upon him, and in the end he makes the right choice in helping the accused avoid death. By deciding to advocate for the accused, Hale makes the morally right choice in his

Change is inevitable. Many humans fight it while others greet it with open arms and smiling faces. Most people change because of things that happen around, or to them. Negative or positive, the actions can dictate whether the individual changes for the worse or for the better. Reverend Hale in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is the perfect example of this. He changes drastically, yet gradually, throughout the entire play. Hale progresses from conceited due to his abilities, to hesitant because of the great negative impact the witch trials are beginning to hold, and finally, he becomes regretful because of his ignorance and the actions it caused.

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.

Deputy Governor Danforth is a selfish, arrogant, and corrupt man who only cares about his own goods. His flawed personalities and hypocritical attitudes make him blind and irrational throughout the entire witchcraft, which directly causes the calamity of the town. Danforth feels embarrassing and doesn’t know what to do when Proctor brings Mary Warren’s deposition that shows his previous judgments are wrong. He is baffled and find a reason to defend himself, “ there lurks nowhere in your heart, nor hidden in your spirit, any desire to undermine this court? Are you in all respects a Gospel Christian? Not come to Church?”(94). Instead of taking a closer look at the details and the evidence of the case, he chooses to question Proctor’s credibility, and he believes people who confound his theory are challenging his authority and he will never let that happen. Furthermore, Danforth is somewhat terrified and worried

In The Crucible, there are many complex characters who shift throughout the play. Reverend Hale was one of the most complex of these characters. Hale’s changes were a direct result of the trials. Because of this Hale’s changes can be traced through his actions and motivations. Throughout the play, Reverend Hale was changed by his faith, his knowledge of the truth, and by his guilt.

Danforth reassures that he “[judges] nothing”, and results in Proctor admitting to lechery in distress of how of the girls were behaving (Miller 1296). Religion is really important to the people of Salem, and by Danforth saying that he does not judge, Proctor also shows his true colors about how he isn’t as religious as he should be. That was a big deal because witches were not religious either, so now Danforth has everyone thinking Proctor is guilty. Having so much power and excellent public speaking skills, he was able to use his logic and think his logic was the only way to approach finding the group who was